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#DFDF62

#dfdf62 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfdf62 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 87.45% green and 38.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.05% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 66.14% saturation and 62.94% 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 14.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6935

Complementary

  1. #dfdf62
  2. #6262df

Split complementary

  1. #dfdf62
  2. #62a0df
  3. #a062df

Analogous

  1. #dfa062
  2. #dfdf62
  3. #a0df62

Triadic

  1. #dfdf62
  2. #62dfdf
  3. #df62df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdf62
  2. #62df62
  3. #6262df
  4. #df62df

Square

  1. #dfdf62
  2. #62dfa0
  3. #6262df
  4. #df62a0

Monochromatic

  1. #8c8c1c
  2. #cbcb29
  3. #dfdf62
  4. #ececa2
  5. #f9f9e1

Shades

#dfdf62 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdf62
  2. #c9c958
  3. #b2b24e
  4. #9c9c45
  5. #86863b
  6. #707031
  7. #595927
  8. #43431d
  9. #2d2d14
  10. #16160a
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdf62 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdf62
  2. #e2e272
  3. #e5e581
  4. #e9e991
  5. #ececa1
  6. #efefb1
  7. #f2f2c0
  8. #f5f5d0
  9. #f9f9e0
  10. #fcfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdf62 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdf62
  2. #d6d665
  3. #cccc68
  4. #c3c36b
  5. #b9b96e
  6. #b0b071
  7. #a6a674
  8. #9d9d77
  9. #93937a
  10. #8a8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbdbb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd755 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1db69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edd2c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9da5a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eadd66 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d8a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdf62 {
  color: #dfdf62;
}
Background
.bg-dfdf62 {
  background-color: #dfdf62;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdf62 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdf62;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdf62;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 223 98;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 66% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdf62 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdf62, #a0df62);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdf62 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 223 98 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.51 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.13 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.65 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.13 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.21 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.44 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.75 #20209d Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Straw
#dfdf62  rgb(223, 223, 98)  hsl(60, 66%, 63%)  Straw
#6262df  rgb(98, 98, 223)  hsl(240, 66%, 63%)  Slate Blue
#62dfdf  rgb(98, 223, 223)  hsl(180, 66%, 63%)  Medium Turquoise
#df62df  rgb(223, 98, 223)  hsl(300, 66%, 63%)  Orchid