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#DFD162

#dfd162 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd162 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.96% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 56.05% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.28°, with 66.14% saturation and 62.94% 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 13.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.1.

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Relative luminance0.6217

Complementary

  1. #dfd162
  2. #6270df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd162
  2. #62aedf
  3. #9262df

Analogous

  1. #df9262
  2. #dfd162
  3. #aedf62

Triadic

  1. #dfd162
  2. #62dfd1
  3. #d162df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd162
  2. #70df62
  3. #6270df
  4. #d162df

Square

  1. #dfd162
  2. #62df92
  3. #6270df
  4. #df62ae

Monochromatic

  1. #8c7f1c
  2. #cbb929
  3. #dfd162
  4. #ece4a2
  5. #f9f6e1

Shades

#dfd162 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd162
  2. #c9bc58
  3. #b2a74e
  4. #9c9245
  5. #867d3b
  6. #706931
  7. #595427
  8. #433f1d
  9. #2d2a14
  10. #16150a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd162 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd162
  2. #e2d672
  3. #e5da81
  4. #e9df91
  5. #ece3a1
  6. #efe8b1
  7. #f2edc0
  8. #f5f1d0
  9. #f9f6e0
  10. #fcfaef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd162 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd162
  2. #d6c965
  3. #ccc168
  4. #c3b96b
  5. #b9b16e
  6. #b0a971
  7. #a6a074
  8. #9d9877
  9. #93907a
  10. #8a887d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d0ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2cb57 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d267 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec4b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cd5c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d165 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c99d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd162 {
  color: #dfd162;
}
Background
.bg-dfd162 {
  background-color: #dfd162;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd162 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd162;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd162;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 66% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd162 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd162, #aedf62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd162 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 98 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.10 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.35 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.59 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.38 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.63 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.87 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.53 #202e9d Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd162  rgb(223, 209, 98)  hsl(53, 66%, 63%)  Straw
#6270df  rgb(98, 112, 223)  hsl(233, 66%, 63%)  Royal Blue
#62dfd1  rgb(98, 223, 209)  hsl(173, 66%, 63%)  Turquoise
#d162df  rgb(209, 98, 223)  hsl(293, 66%, 63%)  Orchid