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#DCC87F

#dcc87f ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcc87f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 78.43% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.09% magenta, 42.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 47.1°, with 57.06% saturation and 68.04% 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5806

Complementary

  1. #dcc87f
  2. #7f93dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcc87f
  2. #7fc1dc
  3. #9a7fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc9a7f
  2. #dcc87f
  3. #c1dc7f

Triadic

  1. #dcc87f
  2. #7fdcc8
  3. #c87fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcc87f
  2. #93dc7f
  3. #7f93dc
  4. #c87fdc

Square

  1. #dcc87f
  2. #7fdc9a
  3. #7f93dc
  4. #dc7fc1

Monochromatic

  1. #98812a
  2. #ccae43
  3. #dcc87f
  4. #ece2bb
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#dcc87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcc87f
  2. #c6b472
  3. #b0a066
  4. #9a8c59
  5. #84784c
  6. #6e6440
  7. #585033
  8. #423c26
  9. #2c2819
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcc87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcc87f
  2. #e0ce8c
  3. #e3d399
  4. #e7d9a5
  5. #eadeb2
  6. #eee4bf
  7. #f1e9cc
  8. #f5efd9
  9. #f8f4e5
  10. #fcfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcc87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcc87f
  2. #d3c17f
  3. #caba7f
  4. #c0b27f
  5. #b7ab7f
  6. #aea480
  7. #a59d80
  8. #9c9680
  9. #928e80
  10. #898780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c8b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6c579 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbcb82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9beb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c67c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcca81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4c2a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcc87f {
  color: #dcc87f;
}
Background
.bg-dcc87f {
  background-color: #dcc87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcc87f {
  border: 2px solid #dcc87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcc87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 200 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 57% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcc87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcc87f, #c1dc7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcc87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 200 127 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.32 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.33 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.59 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.66 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.71 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.30 #233780 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Flax
#dcc87f  rgb(220, 200, 127)  hsl(47, 57%, 68%)  Flax
#7f93dc  rgb(127, 147, 220)  hsl(227, 57%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#7fdcc8  rgb(127, 220, 200)  hsl(167, 57%, 68%)  Turquoise
#c87fdc  rgb(200, 127, 220)  hsl(287, 57%, 68%)  Floral Lavender