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#DCD080

#dcd080 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd080 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 81.57% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 41.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 52.17°, with 56.79% saturation and 68.24% 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 13.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6189

Complementary

  1. #dcd080
  2. #808cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd080
  2. #80badc
  3. #a280dc

Analogous

  1. #dca280
  2. #dcd080
  3. #badc80

Triadic

  1. #dcd080
  2. #80dcd0
  3. #d080dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd080
  2. #8cdc80
  3. #808cdc
  4. #d080dc

Square

  1. #dcd080
  2. #80dca2
  3. #808cdc
  4. #dc80ba

Monochromatic

  1. #998a2a
  2. #cbba44
  3. #dcd080
  4. #ede6bc
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dcd080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd080
  2. #c6bb73
  3. #b0a666
  4. #9a925a
  5. #847d4d
  6. #6e6840
  7. #585333
  8. #423e26
  9. #2c2a1a
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd080
  2. #e0d58d
  3. #e3d999
  4. #e7dea6
  5. #eae3b3
  6. #eee8c0
  7. #f1eccc
  8. #f5f1d9
  9. #f8f6e6
  10. #fcfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd080
  2. #d3c880
  3. #cac080
  4. #c0b880
  5. #b7b080
  6. #aea880
  7. #a5a080
  8. #9c9880
  9. #929080
  10. #898880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cfb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #decb7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1d183 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9c6bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddcd7c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfd082 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4caa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd080 {
  color: #dcd080;
}
Background
.bg-dcd080 {
  background-color: #dcd080;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd080 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 57% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd080, #badc80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 128 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.70 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.04 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.31 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.11 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.77 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.73 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.82 #232f7f Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Flax
#dcd080  rgb(220, 208, 128)  hsl(52, 57%, 68%)  Flax
#808cdc  rgb(128, 140, 220)  hsl(232, 57%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#80dcd0  rgb(128, 220, 208)  hsl(172, 57%, 68%)  Turquoise
#d080dc  rgb(208, 128, 220)  hsl(292, 57%, 68%)  Orchid