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#DFD56C

#dfd56c ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd56c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.53% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 51.57% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.78°, with 64.25% saturation and 64.9% 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 13.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.01.

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Relative luminance0.6436

Complementary

  1. #dfd56c
  2. #6c76df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd56c
  2. #6cb0df
  3. #9b6cdf

Analogous

  1. #df9b6c
  2. #dfd56c
  3. #b0df6c

Triadic

  1. #dfd56c
  2. #6cdfd5
  3. #d56cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd56c
  2. #76df6c
  3. #6c76df
  4. #d56cdf

Square

  1. #dfd56c
  2. #6cdf9b
  3. #6c76df
  4. #df6cb0

Monochromatic

  1. #928820
  2. #d1c32d
  3. #dfd56c
  4. #ede7ab
  5. #faf9ea

Shades

#dfd56c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd56c
  2. #c9c061
  3. #b2aa56
  4. #9c954c
  5. #868041
  6. #706b36
  7. #59552b
  8. #434020
  9. #2d2b16
  10. #16150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd56c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd56c
  2. #e2d97b
  3. #e5dd89
  4. #e9e298
  5. #ece6a7
  6. #efeab6
  7. #f2eec4
  8. #f5f2d3
  9. #f9f7e2
  10. #fcfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd56c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd56c
  2. #d6cd6e
  3. #ccc470
  4. #c3bc72
  5. #b9b374
  6. #b0ab76
  7. #a6a278
  8. #9d9a7a
  9. #93917c
  10. #8a897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5cf62 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d471 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc9bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d166 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d56f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8cea3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd56c {
  color: #dfd56c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd56c {
  background-color: #dfd56c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd56c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd56c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd56c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd56c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd56c, #b0df6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd56c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 108 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.01 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.76 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.17 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.62 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.39 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.50 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.48 #202a93 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd56c  rgb(223, 213, 108)  hsl(55, 64%, 65%)  Straw
#6c76df  rgb(108, 118, 223)  hsl(235, 64%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6cdfd5  rgb(108, 223, 213)  hsl(175, 64%, 65%)  Turquoise
#d56cdf  rgb(213, 108, 223)  hsl(295, 64%, 65%)  Orchid