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#DFD97E

#dfd97e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd97e 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 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 43.5% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.29°, with 60.25% saturation and 68.43% 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 14.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.63.

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Relative luminance0.6682

Complementary

  1. #dfd97e
  2. #7e84df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd97e
  2. #7eb4df
  3. #a87edf

Analogous

  1. #dfa87e
  2. #dfd97e
  3. #b4df7e

Triadic

  1. #dfd97e
  2. #7edfd9
  3. #d97edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd97e
  2. #84df7e
  3. #7e84df
  4. #d97edf

Square

  1. #dfd97e
  2. #7edfa8
  3. #7e84df
  4. #df7eb4

Monochromatic

  1. #9d9627
  2. #d0c741
  3. #dfd97e
  4. #eeebbb
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd97e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd97e
  2. #c9c371
  3. #b2ae65
  4. #9c9858
  5. #86824c
  6. #706d3f
  7. #595732
  8. #434126
  9. #2d2b19
  10. #16160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd97e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd97e
  2. #e2dd8b
  3. #e5e198
  4. #e9e4a5
  5. #ece8b2
  6. #efecbf
  7. #f2f0cb
  8. #f5f4d8
  9. #f9f7e5
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd97e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd97e
  2. #d6d07e
  3. #ccc77e
  4. #c3be7f
  5. #b9b57f
  6. #b0ad7f
  7. #a6a47f
  8. #9d9b7f
  9. #939280
  10. #8a8980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d7b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d377 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead882 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccec3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d57a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d880 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d3ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd97e {
  color: #dfd97e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd97e {
  background-color: #dfd97e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd97e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd97e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd97e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 60% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd97e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd97e, #b4df7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd97e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 126 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.63 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.29 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.53 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.09 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.86 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.47 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.42 #202681 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd97e  rgb(223, 217, 126)  hsl(56, 60%, 68%)  Straw
#7e84df  rgb(126, 132, 223)  hsl(236, 60%, 68%)  Glaucous
#7edfd9  rgb(126, 223, 217)  hsl(176, 60%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#d97edf  rgb(217, 126, 223)  hsl(296, 60%, 68%)  Orchid