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#DBCA8A

#dbca8a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbca8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 79.22% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.76% magenta, 36.99% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 47.41°, with 52.94% saturation and 70% 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 12.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 6.02.

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Relative luminance0.5914

Complementary

  1. #dbca8a
  2. #8a9bdb

Split complementary

  1. #dbca8a
  2. #8ac3db
  3. #a28adb

Analogous

  1. #dba28a
  2. #dbca8a
  3. #c3db8a

Triadic

  1. #dbca8a
  2. #8adbca
  3. #ca8adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbca8a
  2. #9bdb8a
  3. #8a9bdb
  4. #ca8adb

Square

  1. #dbca8a
  2. #8adba2
  3. #8a9bdb
  4. #db8ac3

Monochromatic

  1. #9c8530
  2. #c9b050
  3. #dbca8a
  4. #ede5c5
  5. #faf8ef

Shades

#dbca8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbca8a
  2. #c5b67c
  3. #afa26e
  4. #998d61
  5. #837953
  6. #6e6545
  7. #585137
  8. #423d29
  9. #2c281c
  10. #16140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbca8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbca8a
  2. #dfcf96
  3. #e2d5a1
  4. #e6daad
  5. #e9dfb9
  6. #ede5c5
  7. #f1ead0
  8. #f4efdc
  9. #f8f4e8
  10. #fbfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbca8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbca8a
  2. #d2c389
  3. #c9bb88
  4. #c0b487
  5. #b7ac86
  6. #aea585
  7. #a49e84
  8. #9b9683
  9. #928f82
  10. #898781
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cab4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c785 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbcd8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7c1ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c887 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbcc8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2c5a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbca8a {
  color: #dbca8a;
}
Background
.bg-dbca8a {
  background-color: #dbca8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbca8a {
  border: 2px solid #dbca8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbca8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 202 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 53% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbca8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbca8a, #c3db8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbca8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 202 138 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.02 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.08 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.40 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.74 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.99 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.31 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.38 #243575 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Flax
#dbca8a  rgb(219, 202, 138)  hsl(47, 53%, 70%)  Flax
#8a9bdb  rgb(138, 155, 219)  hsl(227, 53%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#8adbca  rgb(138, 219, 202)  hsl(167, 53%, 70%)  Turquoise
#ca8adb  rgb(202, 138, 219)  hsl(287, 53%, 70%)  Floral Lavender