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#DFD96C

#dfd96c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd96c 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 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 51.57% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.87°, with 64.25% saturation and 64.9% 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 14.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.36.

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Relative luminance0.664

Complementary

  1. #dfd96c
  2. #6c72df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd96c
  2. #6cabdf
  3. #9f6cdf

Analogous

  1. #df9f6c
  2. #dfd96c
  3. #abdf6c

Triadic

  1. #dfd96c
  2. #6cdfd9
  3. #d96cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd96c
  2. #72df6c
  3. #6c72df
  4. #d96cdf

Square

  1. #dfd96c
  2. #6cdf9f
  3. #6c72df
  4. #df6cab

Monochromatic

  1. #928c20
  2. #d1c82d
  3. #dfd96c
  4. #ede9ab
  5. #faf9ea

Shades

#dfd96c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd96c
  2. #c9c361
  3. #b2ae56
  4. #9c984c
  5. #868241
  6. #706d36
  7. #59572b
  8. #434120
  9. #2d2b16
  10. #16160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd96c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd96c
  2. #e2dd7b
  3. #e5e189
  4. #e9e498
  5. #ece8a7
  6. #efecb6
  7. #f2f0c4
  8. #f5f4d3
  9. #f9f7e2
  10. #fcfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd96c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd96c
  2. #d6d06e
  3. #ccc770
  4. #c3be72
  5. #b9b574
  6. #b0ad76
  7. #a6a478
  8. #9d9b7a
  9. #93927c
  10. #8a897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d262 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd771 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edcdc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d566 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d86f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d2a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd96c {
  color: #dfd96c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd96c {
  background-color: #dfd96c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd96c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd96c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd96c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd96c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd96c, #abdf6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd96c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 108 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.36 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.41 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.42 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.88 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.10 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.17 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.18 #202693 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd96c  rgb(223, 217, 108)  hsl(57, 64%, 65%)  Straw
#6c72df  rgb(108, 114, 223)  hsl(237, 64%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6cdfd9  rgb(108, 223, 217)  hsl(177, 64%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise
#d96cdf  rgb(217, 108, 223)  hsl(297, 64%, 65%)  Orchid