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#DFDC7A

#dfdc7a ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfdc7a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 86.27% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.35% magenta, 45.29% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 58.22°, with 61.21% saturation and 67.65% 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 14.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.53.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6828

Complementary

  1. #dfdc7a
  2. #7a7ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfdc7a
  2. #7ab0df
  3. #aa7adf

Analogous

  1. #dfaa7a
  2. #dfdc7a
  3. #b0df7a

Triadic

  1. #dfdc7a
  2. #7adfdc
  3. #dc7adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfdc7a
  2. #7ddf7a
  3. #7a7ddf
  4. #dc7adf

Square

  1. #dfdc7a
  2. #7adfaa
  3. #7a7ddf
  4. #df7ab0

Monochromatic

  1. #9b9725
  2. #d0cc3c
  3. #dfdc7a
  4. #eeecb8
  5. #fbfbef

Shades

#dfdc7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdc7a
  2. #c9c66e
  3. #b2b062
  4. #9c9a55
  5. #868449
  6. #706e3d
  7. #595831
  8. #434225
  9. #2d2c18
  10. #16160c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdc7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdc7a
  2. #e2e087
  3. #e5e395
  4. #e9e7a2
  5. #eceaaf
  6. #efeebd
  7. #f2f1ca
  8. #f5f5d7
  9. #f9f8e4
  10. #fcfcf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdc7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdc7a
  2. #d6d37b
  3. #ccca7b
  4. #c3c07c
  5. #b9b77c
  6. #b0ae7d
  7. #a6a57e
  8. #9d9c7e
  9. #93927f
  10. #8a897f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd9b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead572 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecd97f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecd1c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6d875 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7da7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7d5ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdc7a {
  color: #dfdc7a;
}
Background
.bg-dfdc7a {
  background-color: #dfdc7a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdc7a {
  border: 2px solid #dfdc7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdc7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 61% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdc7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdc7a, #b0df7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdc7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 122 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.53 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.41 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.29 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.85 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.43 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.99 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.12 #202385 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfdc7a  rgb(223, 220, 122)  hsl(58, 61%, 68%)  Straw
#7a7ddf  rgb(122, 125, 223)  hsl(238, 61%, 68%)  Medium Slate Blue
#7adfdc  rgb(122, 223, 220)  hsl(178, 61%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#dc7adf  rgb(220, 122, 223)  hsl(298, 61%, 68%)  Orchid