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#DFCD6D

#dfcd6d ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfcd6d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 80.39% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.07% magenta, 51.12% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 50.53°, with 64.04% saturation and 65.1% 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 13.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6045

Complementary

  1. #dfcd6d
  2. #6d7fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfcd6d
  2. #6db8df
  3. #946ddf

Analogous

  1. #df946d
  2. #dfcd6d
  3. #b8df6d

Triadic

  1. #dfcd6d
  2. #6ddfcd
  3. #cd6ddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfcd6d
  2. #7fdf6d
  3. #6d7fdf
  4. #cd6ddf

Square

  1. #dfcd6d
  2. #6ddf94
  3. #6d7fdf
  4. #df6db8

Monochromatic

  1. #938120
  2. #d1b82e
  3. #dfcd6d
  4. #ede2ac
  5. #fbf8eb

Shades

#dfcd6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcd6d
  2. #c9b962
  3. #b2a457
  4. #9c904c
  5. #867b41
  6. #706737
  7. #59522c
  8. #433e21
  9. #2d2916
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcd6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcd6d
  2. #e2d27c
  3. #e5d78a
  4. #e9dc99
  5. #ece1a7
  6. #efe6b6
  7. #f2ebc5
  8. #f5f0d3
  9. #f9f5e2
  10. #fcfaf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcd6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcd6d
  2. #d6c56f
  3. #ccbe71
  4. #c3b673
  5. #b9ae75
  6. #b0a777
  7. #a69f78
  8. #9d977a
  9. #938f7c
  10. #8a887e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4ccae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc864 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cf71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec1b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deca68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ce70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c69f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcd6d {
  color: #dfcd6d;
}
Background
.bg-dfcd6d {
  background-color: #dfcd6d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcd6d {
  border: 2px solid #dfcd6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcd6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 205 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcd6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcd6d, #b8df6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcd6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 205 109 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.40 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.70 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.83 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.81 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.98 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.02 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.66 #203292 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Straw
#dfcd6d  rgb(223, 205, 109)  hsl(51, 64%, 65%)  Straw
#6d7fdf  rgb(109, 127, 223)  hsl(231, 64%, 65%)  Glaucous
#6ddfcd  rgb(109, 223, 205)  hsl(171, 64%, 65%)  Turquoise
#cd6ddf  rgb(205, 109, 223)  hsl(291, 64%, 65%)  Orchid