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#DFD951

#dfd951 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd951 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 85.1% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 63.68% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.46°, with 68.93% saturation and 59.61% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.6591

Complementary

  1. #dfd951
  2. #5157df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd951
  2. #519edf
  3. #9251df

Analogous

  1. #df9251
  2. #dfd951
  3. #9edf51

Triadic

  1. #dfd951
  2. #51dfd9
  3. #d951df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd951
  2. #57df51
  3. #5157df
  4. #d951df

Square

  1. #dfd951
  2. #51df92
  3. #5157df
  4. #df519e

Monochromatic

  1. #807b17
  2. #c0ba23
  3. #dfd951
  4. #ebe792
  5. #f7f5d2

Shades

#dfd951 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd951
  2. #c9c349
  3. #b2ae41
  4. #9c9839
  5. #868231
  6. #706d29
  7. #595720
  8. #434118
  9. #2d2b10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd951 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd951
  2. #e2dd62
  3. #e5e174
  4. #e9e485
  5. #ece897
  6. #efeca8
  7. #f2f0b9
  8. #f5f4cb
  9. #f9f7dc
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd951 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd951
  2. #d6d056
  3. #ccc75a
  4. #c3be5f
  5. #b9b564
  6. #b0ad69
  7. #a6a46d
  8. #9d9b72
  9. #939277
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead13f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd759 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecbbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d447 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d856 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d19d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd951 {
  color: #dfd951;
}
Background
.bg-dfd951 {
  background-color: #dfd951;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd951 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd951;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd951;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd951 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd951, #9edf51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd951 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 81 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.64 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.60 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.48 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.53 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.89 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.60 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.68 #2026ae Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd951  rgb(223, 217, 81)  hsl(57, 69%, 60%)  Straw
#5157df  rgb(81, 87, 223)  hsl(237, 69%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#51dfd9  rgb(81, 223, 217)  hsl(177, 69%, 60%)  Bright Turquoise
#d951df  rgb(217, 81, 223)  hsl(297, 69%, 60%)  Medium Orchid