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#DFD151

#dfd151 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd151 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.96% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 63.68% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.08°, with 68.93% saturation and 59.61% 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 13.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.6188

Complementary

  1. #dfd151
  2. #515fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd151
  2. #51a6df
  3. #8a51df

Analogous

  1. #df8a51
  2. #dfd151
  3. #a6df51

Triadic

  1. #dfd151
  2. #51dfd1
  3. #d151df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd151
  2. #5fdf51
  3. #515fdf
  4. #d151df

Square

  1. #dfd151
  2. #51df8a
  3. #515fdf
  4. #df51a6

Monochromatic

  1. #807517
  2. #c0b123
  3. #dfd151
  4. #ebe292
  5. #f7f3d2

Shades

#dfd151 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd151
  2. #c9bc49
  3. #b2a741
  4. #9c9239
  5. #867d31
  6. #706929
  7. #595420
  8. #433f18
  9. #2d2a10
  10. #161508
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd151 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd151
  2. #e2d662
  3. #e5da74
  4. #e9df85
  5. #ece397
  6. #efe8a8
  7. #f2edb9
  8. #f5f1cb
  9. #f9f6dc
  10. #fcfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd151 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd151
  2. #d6c956
  3. #ccc15a
  4. #c3b95f
  5. #b9b164
  6. #b0a969
  7. #a6a06d
  8. #9d9872
  9. #939077
  10. #8a887b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cfaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3cb41 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d158 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc3b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cd48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d155 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c998 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd151 {
  color: #dfd151;
}
Background
.bg-dfd151 {
  background-color: #dfd151;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd151 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd151;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd151;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd151 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd151, #a6df51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd151 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 81 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.43 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.68 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.36 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.51 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.93 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.11 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.47 #202eae Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd151  rgb(223, 209, 81)  hsl(54, 69%, 60%)  Straw
#515fdf  rgb(81, 95, 223)  hsl(234, 69%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#51dfd1  rgb(81, 223, 209)  hsl(174, 69%, 60%)  Turquoise
#d151df  rgb(209, 81, 223)  hsl(294, 69%, 60%)  Medium Orchid