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#DFD953

#dfd953 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd953 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 62.78% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.43°, with 68.63% saturation and 60% 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 14.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.6594

Complementary

  1. #dfd953
  2. #5359df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd953
  2. #539fdf
  3. #9353df

Analogous

  1. #df9353
  2. #dfd953
  3. #9fdf53

Triadic

  1. #dfd953
  2. #53dfd9
  3. #d953df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd953
  2. #59df53
  3. #5359df
  4. #d953df

Square

  1. #dfd953
  2. #53df93
  3. #5359df
  4. #df539f

Monochromatic

  1. #817d18
  2. #c2bb24
  3. #dfd953
  4. #ebe793
  5. #f7f6d4

Shades

#dfd953 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd953
  2. #c9c34b
  3. #b2ae42
  4. #9c983a
  5. #868232
  6. #706d2a
  7. #595721
  8. #434119
  9. #2d2b11
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd953 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd953
  2. #e2dd64
  3. #e5e175
  4. #e9e487
  5. #ece898
  6. #efeca9
  7. #f2f0ba
  8. #f5f4cb
  9. #f9f7dd
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd953 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd953
  2. #d6d058
  3. #ccc75c
  4. #c3be61
  5. #b9b565
  6. #b0ad6a
  7. #a6a46e
  8. #9d9b73
  9. #939277
  10. #8a897c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead142 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd75b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeccbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d449 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d858 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d19e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd953 {
  color: #dfd953;
}
Background
.bg-dfd953 {
  background-color: #dfd953;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd953 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd953;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd953;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd953 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd953, #9fdf53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd953 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 83 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.45 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.75 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.56 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.68 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.07 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.52 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.64 #2026ac Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd953  rgb(223, 217, 83)  hsl(57, 69%, 60%)  Straw
#5359df  rgb(83, 89, 223)  hsl(237, 69%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#53dfd9  rgb(83, 223, 217)  hsl(177, 69%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#d953df  rgb(217, 83, 223)  hsl(297, 69%, 60%)  Medium Orchid