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#DFD97F

#dfd97f ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd97f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 43.05% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.25°, with 60% saturation and 68.63% 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 14.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.6685

Complementary

  1. #dfd97f
  2. #7f85df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd97f
  2. #7fb5df
  3. #a97fdf

Analogous

  1. #dfa97f
  2. #dfd97f
  3. #b5df7f

Triadic

  1. #dfd97f
  2. #7fdfd9
  3. #d97fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd97f
  2. #85df7f
  3. #7f85df
  4. #d97fdf

Square

  1. #dfd97f
  2. #7fdfa9
  3. #7f85df
  4. #df7fb5

Monochromatic

  1. #9e9627
  2. #d0c742
  3. #dfd97f
  4. #eeebbc
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd97f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd97f
  2. #c9c372
  3. #b2ae66
  4. #9c9859
  5. #86824c
  6. #706d40
  7. #595733
  8. #434126
  9. #2d2b19
  10. #16160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd97f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd97f
  2. #e2dd8c
  3. #e5e199
  4. #e9e4a5
  5. #ece8b2
  6. #efecbf
  7. #f2f0cc
  8. #f5f4d9
  9. #f9f7e5
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd97f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd97f
  2. #d6d07f
  3. #ccc77f
  4. #c3be7f
  5. #b9b57f
  6. #b0ad80
  7. #a6a480
  8. #9d9b80
  9. #939280
  10. #8a8980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d7b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d378 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead883 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccec3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d57b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d881 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d3ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd97f {
  color: #dfd97f;
}
Background
.bg-dfd97f {
  background-color: #dfd97f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd97f {
  border: 2px solid #dfd97f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd97f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 60% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd97f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd97f, #b5df7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd97f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 127 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.77 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.28 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.53 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.09 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.88 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.34 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.29 #202680 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd97f  rgb(223, 217, 127)  hsl(56, 60%, 69%)  Straw
#7f85df  rgb(127, 133, 223)  hsl(236, 60%, 69%)  Glaucous
#7fdfd9  rgb(127, 223, 217)  hsl(176, 60%, 69%)  Medium Turquoise
#d97fdf  rgb(217, 127, 223)  hsl(296, 60%, 69%)  Orchid