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#DFDE5E

#dfde5e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfde5e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 87.06% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 57.85% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 59.53°, with 66.84% saturation and 62.16% 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 14.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.6874

Complementary

  1. #dfde5e
  2. #5e5fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfde5e
  2. #5ea0df
  3. #9d5edf

Analogous

  1. #df9d5e
  2. #dfde5e
  3. #a0df5e

Triadic

  1. #dfde5e
  2. #5edfde
  3. #de5edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfde5e
  2. #5fdf5e
  3. #5e5fdf
  4. #de5edf

Square

  1. #dfde5e
  2. #5edf9d
  3. #5e5fdf
  4. #df5ea0

Monochromatic

  1. #89881b
  2. #c9c728
  3. #dfde5e
  4. #eceb9e
  5. #f8f8de

Shades

#dfde5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfde5e
  2. #c9c855
  3. #b2b24b
  4. #9c9b42
  5. #868538
  6. #706f2f
  7. #595926
  8. #43431c
  9. #2d2c13
  10. #161609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfde5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfde5e
  2. #e2e16e
  3. #e5e57e
  4. #e9e88e
  5. #eceb9e
  6. #efefaf
  7. #f2f2bf
  8. #f5f5cf
  9. #f9f8df
  10. #fcfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfde5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfde5e
  2. #d6d561
  3. #cccb65
  4. #c3c268
  5. #b9b86c
  6. #b0af6f
  7. #a6a672
  8. #9d9c76
  9. #939379
  10. #8a897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbdab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eed650 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0da65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edd1c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d956 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eadc62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d6a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfde5e {
  color: #dfde5e;
}
Background
.bg-dfde5e {
  background-color: #dfde5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfde5e {
  border: 2px solid #dfde5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfde5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 222 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 67% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfde5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfde5e, #a0df5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfde5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 222 94 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.52 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.00 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.79 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.93 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.09 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.52 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.75 #2021a1 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfde5e  rgb(223, 222, 94)  hsl(60, 67%, 62%)  Straw
#5e5fdf  rgb(94, 95, 223)  hsl(240, 67%, 62%)  Slate Blue
#5edfde  rgb(94, 223, 222)  hsl(180, 67%, 62%)  Medium Turquoise
#de5edf  rgb(222, 94, 223)  hsl(300, 67%, 62%)  Orchid