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#DFD973

#dfd973 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd973 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 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 48.43% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.67°, with 62.79% saturation and 66.27% 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 14.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.48.

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Relative luminance0.6655

Complementary

  1. #dfd973
  2. #7379df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd973
  2. #73afdf
  3. #a373df

Analogous

  1. #dfa373
  2. #dfd973
  3. #afdf73

Triadic

  1. #dfd973
  2. #73dfd9
  3. #d973df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd973
  2. #79df73
  3. #7379df
  4. #d973df

Square

  1. #dfd973
  2. #73dfa3
  3. #7379df
  4. #df73af

Monochromatic

  1. #979022
  2. #d1c835
  3. #dfd973
  4. #edeab1
  5. #fbfaee

Shades

#dfd973 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd973
  2. #c9c368
  3. #b2ae5c
  4. #9c9851
  5. #868245
  6. #706d3a
  7. #59572e
  8. #434123
  9. #2d2b17
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd973 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd973
  2. #e2dd81
  3. #e5e18f
  4. #e9e49d
  5. #ece8ab
  6. #efecb9
  7. #f2f0c7
  8. #f5f4d5
  9. #f9f7e3
  10. #fcfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd973 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd973
  2. #d6d074
  3. #ccc776
  4. #c3be77
  5. #b9b578
  6. #b0ad7a
  7. #a6a47b
  8. #9d9b7c
  9. #93927d
  10. #8a897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d7b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d26a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd778 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d56e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d876 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd973 {
  color: #dfd973;
}
Background
.bg-dfd973 {
  background-color: #dfd973;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd973 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd973;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd973;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd973 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd973, #afdf73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd973 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 115 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.48 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.84 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.93 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.45 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.90 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.47 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.70 #20268c Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd973  rgb(223, 217, 115)  hsl(57, 63%, 66%)  Straw
#7379df  rgb(115, 121, 223)  hsl(237, 63%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#73dfd9  rgb(115, 223, 217)  hsl(177, 63%, 66%)  Medium Turquoise
#d973df  rgb(217, 115, 223)  hsl(297, 63%, 66%)  Orchid