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#DFDC4E

#dfdc4e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfdc4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 86.27% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.35% magenta, 65.02% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 58.76°, with 69.38% saturation and 59.02% 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 14.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.6742

Complementary

  1. #dfdc4e
  2. #4e51df

Split complementary

  1. #dfdc4e
  2. #4e99df
  3. #944edf

Analogous

  1. #df944e
  2. #dfdc4e
  3. #99df4e

Triadic

  1. #dfdc4e
  2. #4edfdc
  3. #dc4edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfdc4e
  2. #51df4e
  3. #4e51df
  4. #dc4edf

Square

  1. #dfdc4e
  2. #4edf94
  3. #4e51df
  4. #df4e99

Monochromatic

  1. #7d7b17
  2. #bebb22
  3. #dfdc4e
  4. #ebe98f
  5. #f6f6d0

Shades

#dfdc4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdc4e
  2. #c9c646
  3. #b2b03e
  4. #9c9a37
  5. #86842f
  6. #706e27
  7. #59581f
  8. #434217
  9. #2d2c10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdc4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdc4e
  2. #e2e060
  3. #e5e371
  4. #e9e783
  5. #ecea95
  6. #efeea7
  7. #f2f1b8
  8. #f5f5ca
  9. #f9f8dc
  10. #fcfced
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdc4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdc4e
  2. #d6d353
  3. #ccca58
  4. #c3c05d
  5. #b9b762
  6. #b0ae67
  7. #a6a56c
  8. #9d9c71
  9. #939276
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad9b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #edd33a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d957 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecebf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d743 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9da54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d49e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdc4e {
  color: #dfdc4e;
}
Background
.bg-dfdc4e {
  background-color: #dfdc4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdc4e {
  border: 2px solid #dfdc4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdc4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdc4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdc4e, #99df4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdc4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 78 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.35 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.45 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.56 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.38 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.91 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.99 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.20 #2023b1 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfdc4e  rgb(223, 220, 78)  hsl(59, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#4e51df  rgb(78, 81, 223)  hsl(239, 69%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#4edfdc  rgb(78, 223, 220)  hsl(179, 69%, 59%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc4edf  rgb(220, 78, 223)  hsl(299, 69%, 59%)  Fuchsia