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#DFD981

#dfd981 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd981 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 42.15% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.17°, with 59.49% saturation and 69.02% 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 14.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.05.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.669

Complementary

  1. #dfd981
  2. #8187df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd981
  2. #81b6df
  3. #aa81df

Analogous

  1. #dfaa81
  2. #dfd981
  3. #b6df81

Triadic

  1. #dfd981
  2. #81dfd9
  3. #d981df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd981
  2. #87df81
  3. #8187df
  4. #d981df

Square

  1. #dfd981
  2. #81dfaa
  3. #8187df
  4. #df81b6

Monochromatic

  1. #9f9728
  2. #d0c744
  3. #dfd981
  4. #eeebbe
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd981 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd981
  2. #c9c374
  3. #b2ae67
  4. #9c985a
  5. #86824d
  6. #706d41
  7. #595734
  8. #434127
  9. #2d2b1a
  10. #16160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd981 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd981
  2. #e2dd8e
  3. #e5e19a
  4. #e9e4a7
  5. #ece8b3
  6. #efecc0
  7. #f2f0cd
  8. #f5f4d9
  9. #f9f7e6
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd981 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd981
  2. #d6d081
  3. #ccc781
  4. #c3be81
  5. #b9b581
  6. #b0ad81
  7. #a6a480
  8. #9d9b80
  9. #939280
  10. #8a8980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d7ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d37a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d885 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcec4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d57d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d883 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d3ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd981 {
  color: #dfd981;
}
Background
.bg-dfd981 {
  background-color: #dfd981;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd981 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd981;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd981;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 59% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd981 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd981, #b6df81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd981 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 129 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.05 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.27 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.54 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.10 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.93 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.08 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.03 #20267e Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd981  rgb(223, 217, 129)  hsl(56, 59%, 69%)  Straw
#8187df  rgb(129, 135, 223)  hsl(236, 59%, 69%)  Glaucous
#81dfd9  rgb(129, 223, 217)  hsl(176, 59%, 69%)  Medium Turquoise
#d981df  rgb(217, 129, 223)  hsl(296, 59%, 69%)  Violet