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#DFDD51

#dfdd51 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfdd51 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 86.67% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 63.68% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 59.15°, with 68.93% saturation and 59.61% 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 14.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.6799

Complementary

  1. #dfdd51
  2. #5153df

Split complementary

  1. #dfdd51
  2. #519adf
  3. #9651df

Analogous

  1. #df9651
  2. #dfdd51
  3. #9adf51

Triadic

  1. #dfdd51
  2. #51dfdd
  3. #dd51df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdd51
  2. #53df51
  3. #5153df
  4. #dd51df

Square

  1. #dfdd51
  2. #51df96
  3. #5153df
  4. #df519a

Monochromatic

  1. #807e17
  2. #c0be23
  3. #dfdd51
  4. #ebea92
  5. #f7f6d2

Shades

#dfdd51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdd51
  2. #c9c749
  3. #b2b141
  4. #9c9b39
  5. #868531
  6. #706f29
  7. #595820
  8. #434218
  9. #2d2c10
  10. #161608
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdd51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdd51
  2. #e2e062
  3. #e5e474
  4. #e9e785
  5. #eceb97
  6. #efeea8
  7. #f2f1b9
  8. #f5f5cb
  9. #f9f8dc
  10. #fcfcee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdd51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdd51
  2. #d6d456
  3. #ccca5a
  4. #c3c15f
  5. #b9b864
  6. #b0af69
  7. #a6a56d
  8. #9d9c72
  9. #939377
  10. #8a897b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad9b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed43e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0d95a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eecfc0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d847 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eadb56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d5a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdd51 {
  color: #dfdd51;
}
Background
.bg-dfdd51 {
  background-color: #dfdd51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdd51 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdd51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdd51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 221 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 69% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdd51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdd51, #9adf51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdd51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 221 81 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.29 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.44 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.71 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.58 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.86 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.29 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.00 #2022ae Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfdd51  rgb(223, 221, 81)  hsl(59, 69%, 60%)  Straw
#5153df  rgb(81, 83, 223)  hsl(239, 69%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#51dfdd  rgb(81, 223, 221)  hsl(179, 69%, 60%)  Medium Turquoise
#dd51df  rgb(221, 81, 223)  hsl(299, 69%, 60%)  Fuchsia