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#DFD850

#dfd850 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfd850 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.71% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 64.13% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.06°, with 69.08% saturation and 59.41% 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 14.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.61.

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Relative luminance0.6538

Complementary

  1. #dfd850
  2. #5057df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd850
  2. #509fdf
  3. #9050df

Analogous

  1. #df9050
  2. #dfd850
  3. #9fdf50

Triadic

  1. #dfd850
  2. #50dfd8
  3. #d850df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd850
  2. #57df50
  3. #5057df
  4. #d850df

Square

  1. #dfd850
  2. #50df90
  3. #5057df
  4. #df509f

Monochromatic

  1. #7f7a17
  2. #bfb823
  3. #dfd850
  4. #ebe691
  5. #f7f5d1

Shades

#dfd850 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd850
  2. #c9c248
  3. #b2ad40
  4. #9c9738
  5. #868230
  6. #706c28
  7. #595620
  8. #434118
  9. #2d2b10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd850 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd850
  2. #e2dc62
  3. #e5e073
  4. #e9e485
  5. #ece896
  6. #efeca8
  7. #f2efb9
  8. #f5f3cb
  9. #f9f7dc
  10. #fcfbee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd850 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd850
  2. #d6cf55
  3. #ccc65a
  4. #c3be5e
  5. #b9b563
  6. #b0ac68
  7. #a6a36d
  8. #9d9a72
  9. #939276
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d03e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd658 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efcabc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d346 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d755 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d09c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd850 {
  color: #dfd850;
}
Background
.bg-dfd850 {
  background-color: #dfd850;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd850 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd850;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd850;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd850 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd850, #9fdf50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd850 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 80 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.61 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.55 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.71 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.93 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.63 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.72 #2027af Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd850  rgb(223, 216, 80)  hsl(57, 69%, 59%)  Straw
#5057df  rgb(80, 87, 223)  hsl(237, 69%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#50dfd8  rgb(80, 223, 216)  hsl(177, 69%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise
#d850df  rgb(216, 80, 223)  hsl(297, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid