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#DCD289

#dcd289 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd289 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 82.35% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 37.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 52.77°, with 54.25% 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 13.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6311

Complementary

  1. #dcd289
  2. #8993dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd289
  2. #89bddc
  3. #a889dc

Analogous

  1. #dca889
  2. #dcd289
  3. #bddc89

Triadic

  1. #dcd289
  2. #89dcd2
  3. #d289dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd289
  2. #93dc89
  3. #8993dc
  4. #d289dc

Square

  1. #dcd289
  2. #89dca8
  3. #8993dc
  4. #dc89bd

Monochromatic

  1. #9d902f
  2. #cbbb4e
  3. #dcd289
  4. #eee8c4
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dcd289 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd289
  2. #c6bd7b
  3. #b0a86e
  4. #9a9360
  5. #847e52
  6. #6e6945
  7. #585437
  8. #423f29
  9. #2c2a1b
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd289 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd289
  2. #e0d795
  3. #e3dba1
  4. #e7e0ac
  5. #eae4b8
  6. #eee9c4
  7. #f1edd0
  8. #f5f2dc
  9. #f8f6e7
  10. #fcfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd289 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd289
  2. #d3ca88
  3. #cac287
  4. #c0b986
  5. #b7b185
  6. #aea985
  7. #a5a184
  8. #9c9983
  9. #929082
  10. #898881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d1b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfcd84 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2d28c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8c8c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #decf86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d28b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3ccac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd289 {
  color: #dcd289;
}
Background
.bg-dcd289 {
  background-color: #dcd289;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd289 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd289;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd289;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 210 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 54% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd289 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd289, #bddc89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd289 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 210 137 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.33 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.66 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.17 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.34 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.60 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.81 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.47 #232d76 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Flax
#dcd289  rgb(220, 210, 137)  hsl(53, 54%, 70%)  Flax
#8993dc  rgb(137, 147, 220)  hsl(233, 54%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#89dcd2  rgb(137, 220, 210)  hsl(173, 54%, 70%)  Medium Turquoise
#d289dc  rgb(210, 137, 220)  hsl(293, 54%, 70%)  Violet