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#DFD969

#dfd969 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd969 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 85.1% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 52.91% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.95°, with 64.84% saturation and 64.31% 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 14.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.49.

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Relative luminance0.6633

Complementary

  1. #dfd969
  2. #696fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd969
  2. #69aadf
  3. #9e69df

Analogous

  1. #df9e69
  2. #dfd969
  3. #aadf69

Triadic

  1. #dfd969
  2. #69dfd9
  3. #d969df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd969
  2. #6fdf69
  3. #696fdf
  4. #d969df

Square

  1. #dfd969
  2. #69df9e
  3. #696fdf
  4. #df69aa

Monochromatic

  1. #908a1f
  2. #cfc72c
  3. #dfd969
  4. #ece9a8
  5. #faf9e7

Shades

#dfd969 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd969
  2. #c9c35f
  3. #b2ae54
  4. #9c984a
  5. #86823f
  6. #706d35
  7. #59572a
  8. #434120
  9. #2d2b15
  10. #16160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd969 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd969
  2. #e2dd78
  3. #e5e187
  4. #e9e496
  5. #ece8a5
  6. #efecb4
  7. #f2f0c3
  8. #f5f4d2
  9. #f9f7e1
  10. #fcfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd969 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd969
  2. #d6d06b
  3. #ccc76e
  4. #c3be70
  5. #b9b572
  6. #b0ad75
  7. #a6a477
  8. #9d9b79
  9. #93927b
  10. #8a897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d25e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd76f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edcdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d563 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d86c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d2a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd969 {
  color: #dfd969;
}
Background
.bg-dfd969 {
  background-color: #dfd969;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd969 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd969;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd969;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 65% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd969 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd969, #aadf69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd969 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 105 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.49 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.66 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.68 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.10 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.22 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.84 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.08 #202696 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd969  rgb(223, 217, 105)  hsl(57, 65%, 64%)  Straw
#696fdf  rgb(105, 111, 223)  hsl(237, 65%, 64%)  Medium Slate Blue
#69dfd9  rgb(105, 223, 217)  hsl(177, 65%, 64%)  Medium Turquoise
#d969df  rgb(217, 105, 223)  hsl(297, 65%, 64%)  Orchid