Close to Straw
#DFD271
#DFD271 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 82.4% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 63% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DFD271.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.54:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.59:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.54:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.59:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DFD271 as they’d see it.
#DFD271 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DFD271
What color is #DFD271?
#DFD271 is a light, rich yellow, close to the color Straw. In RGB it’s made of 87.5% red, 82.4% green, and 44.3% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 63% saturation and 66% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DFD271 in RGB?
#DFD271 is rgb(223, 210, 113): 223 red, 210 green, and 113 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DFD271 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 49, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DFD271?
PANTONE 113 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DFD271?
Its complement #CCCCFC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.