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#DFD97C

#dfd97c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd97c 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 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 44.39% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.36°, with 60.74% saturation and 68.04% 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 14.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.6677

Complementary

  1. #dfd97c
  2. #7c82df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd97c
  2. #7cb4df
  3. #a77cdf

Analogous

  1. #dfa77c
  2. #dfd97c
  3. #b4df7c

Triadic

  1. #dfd97c
  2. #7cdfd9
  3. #d97cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd97c
  2. #82df7c
  3. #7c82df
  4. #d97cdf

Square

  1. #dfd97c
  2. #7cdfa7
  3. #7c82df
  4. #df7cb4

Monochromatic

  1. #9c9526
  2. #d0c73f
  3. #dfd97c
  4. #eeebb9
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd97c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd97c
  2. #c9c370
  3. #b2ae63
  4. #9c9857
  5. #86824a
  6. #706d3e
  7. #595732
  8. #434125
  9. #2d2b19
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd97c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd97c
  2. #e2dd89
  3. #e5e196
  4. #e9e4a3
  5. #ece8b0
  6. #efecbe
  7. #f2f0cb
  8. #f5f4d8
  9. #f9f7e5
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd97c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd97c
  2. #d6d07c
  3. #ccc77d
  4. #c3be7d
  5. #b9b57e
  6. #b0ad7e
  7. #a6a47e
  8. #9d9b7f
  9. #93927f
  10. #8a8980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d7b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d374 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead780 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccec3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d577 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d87f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d3ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd97c {
  color: #dfd97c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd97c {
  background-color: #dfd97c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd97c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd97c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd97c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 61% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd97c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd97c, #b4df7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd97c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 124 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.37 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.34 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.56 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.11 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.83 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.74 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.67 #202683 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd97c  rgb(223, 217, 124)  hsl(56, 61%, 68%)  Straw
#7c82df  rgb(124, 130, 223)  hsl(236, 61%, 68%)  Glaucous
#7cdfd9  rgb(124, 223, 217)  hsl(176, 61%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#d97cdf  rgb(217, 124, 223)  hsl(296, 61%, 68%)  Orchid