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#DFD978

#dfd978 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd978 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 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 46.19% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.5°, with 61.68% saturation and 67.25% 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 14.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.6667

Complementary

  1. #dfd978
  2. #787edf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd978
  2. #78b1df
  3. #a578df

Analogous

  1. #dfa578
  2. #dfd978
  3. #b1df78

Triadic

  1. #dfd978
  2. #78dfd9
  3. #d978df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd978
  2. #7edf78
  3. #787edf
  4. #d978df

Square

  1. #dfd978
  2. #78dfa5
  3. #787edf
  4. #df78b1

Monochromatic

  1. #9a9324
  2. #d0c83a
  3. #dfd978
  4. #eeeab6
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd978 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd978
  2. #c9c36c
  3. #b2ae60
  4. #9c9854
  5. #868248
  6. #706d3c
  7. #595730
  8. #434124
  9. #2d2b18
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd978 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd978
  2. #e2dd86
  3. #e5e193
  4. #e9e4a1
  5. #ece8ae
  6. #efecbc
  7. #f2f0c9
  8. #f5f4d7
  9. #f9f7e4
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd978 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd978
  2. #d6d079
  3. #ccc77a
  4. #c3be7a
  5. #b9b57b
  6. #b0ad7c
  7. #a6a47d
  8. #9d9b7e
  9. #93927e
  10. #8a897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d7b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d370 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead77c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccec2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4d573 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d87b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d2a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd978 {
  color: #dfd978;
}
Background
.bg-dfd978 {
  background-color: #dfd978;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd978 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd978;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd978;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 62% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd978 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd978, #b1df78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd978 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 120 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 1.91 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.52 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.68 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.22 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.83 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.26 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 7.66 #202687 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfd978  rgb(223, 217, 120)  hsl(57, 62%, 67%)  Straw
#787edf  rgb(120, 126, 223)  hsl(237, 62%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#78dfd9  rgb(120, 223, 217)  hsl(177, 62%, 67%)  Medium Turquoise
#d978df  rgb(217, 120, 223)  hsl(297, 62%, 67%)  Orchid