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#DFD96F

#dfd96f ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd96f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 85.1% green and 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 50.22% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.79°, with 63.64% saturation and 65.49% 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 14.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.33.

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Relative luminance0.6646

Complementary

  1. #dfd96f
  2. #6f75df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd96f
  2. #6faddf
  3. #a16fdf

Analogous

  1. #dfa16f
  2. #dfd96f
  3. #addf6f

Triadic

  1. #dfd96f
  2. #6fdfd9
  3. #d96fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd96f
  2. #75df6f
  3. #6f75df
  4. #d96fdf

Square

  1. #dfd96f
  2. #6fdfa1
  3. #6f75df
  4. #df6fad

Monochromatic

  1. #948e21
  2. #d1c830
  3. #dfd96f
  4. #edeaae
  5. #fbfaec

Shades

#dfd96f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd96f
  2. #c9c364
  3. #b2ae59
  4. #9c984e
  5. #868243
  6. #706d38
  7. #59572c
  8. #434121
  9. #2d2b16
  10. #16160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd96f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd96f
  2. #e2dd7d
  3. #e5e18c
  4. #e9e49a
  5. #ece8a9
  6. #efecb7
  7. #f2f0c5
  8. #f5f4d4
  9. #f9f7e2
  10. #fcfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd96f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd96f
  2. #d6d071
  3. #ccc772
  4. #c3be74
  5. #b9b576
  6. #b0ad78
  7. #a6a479
  8. #9d9b7b
  9. #93927d
  10. #8a897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d7b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d265 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd774 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edcdc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d569 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d872 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d2a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd96f {
  color: #dfd96f;
}
Background
.bg-dfd96f {
  background-color: #dfd96f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd96f {
  border: 2px solid #dfd96f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd96f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd96f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd96f, #addf6f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd96f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 111 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.33 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.15 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.20 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.68 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.00 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.29 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.53 #202690 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd96f  rgb(223, 217, 111)  hsl(57, 64%, 65%)  Straw
#6f75df  rgb(111, 117, 223)  hsl(237, 64%, 65%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6fdfd9  rgb(111, 223, 217)  hsl(177, 64%, 65%)  Medium Turquoise
#d96fdf  rgb(217, 111, 223)  hsl(297, 64%, 65%)  Orchid