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#DFD86D

#dfd86d ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd86d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.71% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 51.12% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.32°, 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 14.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.13.

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Relative luminance0.659

Complementary

  1. #dfd86d
  2. #6d74df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd86d
  2. #6daddf
  3. #9f6ddf

Analogous

  1. #df9f6d
  2. #dfd86d
  3. #addf6d

Triadic

  1. #dfd86d
  2. #6ddfd8
  3. #d86ddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd86d
  2. #74df6d
  3. #6d74df
  4. #d86ddf

Square

  1. #dfd86d
  2. #6ddf9f
  3. #6d74df
  4. #df6dad

Monochromatic

  1. #938c20
  2. #d1c72e
  3. #dfd86d
  4. #ede9ac
  5. #fbfaeb

Shades

#dfd86d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd86d
  2. #c9c262
  3. #b2ad57
  4. #9c974c
  5. #868241
  6. #706c37
  7. #59562c
  8. #434121
  9. #2d2b16
  10. #16160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd86d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd86d
  2. #e2dc7c
  3. #e5e08a
  4. #e9e499
  5. #ece8a7
  6. #efecb6
  7. #f2efc5
  8. #f5f3d3
  9. #f9f7e2
  10. #fcfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd86d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd86d
  2. #d6cf6f
  3. #ccc671
  4. #c3be73
  5. #b9b575
  6. #b0ac77
  7. #a6a378
  8. #9d9a7a
  9. #93927c
  10. #8a897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d163 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd672 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edccc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d467 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d770 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d1a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd86d {
  color: #dfd86d;
}
Background
.bg-dfd86d {
  background-color: #dfd86d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd86d {
  border: 2px solid #dfd86d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd86d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd86d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd86d, #addf6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd86d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 109 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.13 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.15 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.34 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.61 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.87 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.03 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.35 #202792 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd86d  rgb(223, 216, 109)  hsl(56, 64%, 65%)  Straw
#6d74df  rgb(109, 116, 223)  hsl(236, 64%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6ddfd8  rgb(109, 223, 216)  hsl(176, 64%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise
#d86ddf  rgb(216, 109, 223)  hsl(296, 64%, 65%)  Orchid