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#DBCD8A

#dbcd8a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbcd8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80.39% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 36.99% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 49.63°, 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 13.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6056

Complementary

  1. #dbcd8a
  2. #8a98db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd8a
  2. #8ac0db
  3. #a58adb

Analogous

  1. #dba58a
  2. #dbcd8a
  3. #c0db8a

Triadic

  1. #dbcd8a
  2. #8adbcd
  3. #cd8adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd8a
  2. #98db8a
  3. #8a98db
  4. #cd8adb

Square

  1. #dbcd8a
  2. #8adba5
  3. #8a98db
  4. #db8ac0

Monochromatic

  1. #9c8930
  2. #c9b450
  3. #dbcd8a
  4. #ede6c5
  5. #faf8ef

Shades

#dbcd8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd8a
  2. #c5b97c
  3. #afa46e
  4. #999061
  5. #837b53
  6. #6e6745
  7. #585237
  8. #423e29
  9. #2c291c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd8a
  2. #dfd296
  3. #e2d7a1
  4. #e6dcad
  5. #e9e1b9
  6. #ede6c5
  7. #f1ebd0
  8. #f4f0dc
  9. #f8f5e8
  10. #fbfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd8a
  2. #d2c589
  3. #c9be88
  4. #c0b687
  5. #b7ae86
  6. #aea785
  7. #a49f84
  8. #9b9783
  9. #928f82
  10. #898881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cdb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac985 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #decf8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7c4bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dacb87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddce8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2c7aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd8a {
  color: #dbcd8a;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd8a {
  background-color: #dbcd8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd8a {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 53% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd8a, #c0db8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 138 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.28 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.44 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.99 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.48 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.71 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.72 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.86 #243275 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Flax
#dbcd8a  rgb(219, 205, 138)  hsl(50, 53%, 70%)  Flax
#8a98db  rgb(138, 152, 219)  hsl(230, 53%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#8adbcd  rgb(138, 219, 205)  hsl(170, 53%, 70%)  Turquoise
#cd8adb  rgb(205, 138, 219)  hsl(290, 53%, 70%)  Violet