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#DCCC8A

#dccc8a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dccc8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 80% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.27% magenta, 37.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 48.29°, with 53.95% saturation and 70.2% 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 13.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 5.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6024

Complementary

  1. #dccc8a
  2. #8a9adc

Split complementary

  1. #dccc8a
  2. #8ac3dc
  3. #a38adc

Analogous

  1. #dca38a
  2. #dccc8a
  3. #c3dc8a

Triadic

  1. #dccc8a
  2. #8adccc
  3. #cc8adc

Tetradic

  1. #dccc8a
  2. #9adc8a
  3. #8a9adc
  4. #cc8adc

Square

  1. #dccc8a
  2. #8adca3
  3. #8a9adc
  4. #dc8ac3

Monochromatic

  1. #9e882f
  2. #cab24f
  3. #dccc8a
  4. #eee6c5
  5. #faf8ef

Shades

#dccc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dccc8a
  2. #c6b87c
  3. #b0a36e
  4. #9a8f61
  5. #847a53
  6. #6e6645
  7. #585237
  8. #423d29
  9. #2c291c
  10. #16140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dccc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dccc8a
  2. #e0d196
  3. #e3d6a1
  4. #e7dbad
  5. #eae0b9
  6. #eee6c5
  7. #f1ebd0
  8. #f5f0dc
  9. #f8f5e8
  10. #fcfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dccc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dccc8a
  2. #d3c489
  3. #cabd88
  4. #c0b587
  5. #b7ae86
  6. #aea685
  7. #a59e84
  8. #9c9783
  9. #928f82
  10. #898881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2ccb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c985 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddce8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8c3bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daca87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcd8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3c6aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dccc8a {
  color: #dccc8a;
}
Background
.bg-dccc8a {
  background-color: #dccc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dccc8a {
  border: 2px solid #dccc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dccc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 204 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 54% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dccc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dccc8a, #c3dc8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dccc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 204 138 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.45 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.55 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.07 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.83 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.95 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.04 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.07 #233375 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Flax
#dccc8a  rgb(220, 204, 138)  hsl(48, 54%, 70%)  Flax
#8a9adc  rgb(138, 154, 220)  hsl(228, 54%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#8adccc  rgb(138, 220, 204)  hsl(168, 54%, 70%)  Turquoise
#cc8adc  rgb(204, 138, 220)  hsl(288, 54%, 70%)  Floral Lavender