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#D8D979

#d8d979 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d8d979 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 85.1% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.24% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 60.62°, with 55.81% saturation and 66.27% 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 14.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.6561

Complementary

  1. #d8d979
  2. #7a79d9

Split complementary

  1. #d8d979
  2. #79a8d9
  3. #aa79d9

Analogous

  1. #d9aa79
  2. #d8d979
  3. #a8d979

Triadic

  1. #d8d979
  2. #79d8d9
  3. #d979d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8d979
  2. #79d97a
  3. #7a79d9
  4. #d979d8

Square

  1. #d8d979
  2. #79d9aa
  3. #7a79d9
  4. #d979a8

Monochromatic

  1. #8f9029
  2. #c7c83d
  3. #d8d979
  4. #e9eab5
  5. #fafaef

Shades

#d8d979 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8d979
  2. #c2c36d
  3. #adae61
  4. #979855
  5. #828249
  6. #6c6d3d
  7. #565730
  8. #414124
  9. #2b2b18
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8d979 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8d979
  2. #dcdd86
  3. #e0e194
  4. #e4e4a1
  5. #e8e8af
  6. #ececbc
  7. #eff0c9
  8. #f3f4d7
  9. #f7f7e4
  10. #fbfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8d979 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8d979
  2. #cfd07a
  3. #c6c77a
  4. #bebe7b
  5. #b5b57c
  6. #acad7d
  7. #a3a47d
  8. #9a9b7e
  9. #92927f
  10. #89897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d6b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d271 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d57e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4cec2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d574 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d77c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dfd3aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8d979 {
  color: #d8d979;
}
Background
.bg-d8d979 {
  background-color: #d8d979;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8d979 {
  border: 2px solid #d8d979;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8d979;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 217 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 56% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8d979 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8d979, #a8d979);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8d979 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 217 121 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.62 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.58 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.42 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.99 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.91 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.45 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.67 #272686 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#d8d979  rgb(216, 217, 121)  hsl(61, 56%, 66%)  Straw
#7a79d9  rgb(122, 121, 217)  hsl(241, 56%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#79d8d9  rgb(121, 216, 217)  hsl(181, 56%, 66%)  Medium Turquoise
#d979d8  rgb(217, 121, 216)  hsl(301, 56%, 66%)  Orchid