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#DFD079

#dfd079 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd079 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.57% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 45.74% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.18°, with 61.45% saturation and 67.45% 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 13.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.6218

Complementary

  1. #dfd079
  2. #7988df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd079
  2. #79bbdf
  3. #9d79df

Analogous

  1. #df9d79
  2. #dfd079
  3. #bbdf79

Triadic

  1. #dfd079
  2. #79dfd0
  3. #d079df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd079
  2. #88df79
  3. #7988df
  4. #d079df

Square

  1. #dfd079
  2. #79df9d
  3. #7988df
  4. #df79bb

Monochromatic

  1. #9a8925
  2. #d0ba3b
  3. #dfd079
  4. #eee6b7
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd079 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd079
  2. #c9bb6d
  3. #b2a661
  4. #9c9255
  5. #867d49
  6. #70683d
  7. #595330
  8. #433e24
  9. #2d2a18
  10. #16150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd079 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd079
  2. #e2d586
  3. #e5d994
  4. #e9dea1
  5. #ece3af
  6. #efe8bc
  7. #f2ecc9
  8. #f5f1d7
  9. #f9f6e4
  10. #fcfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd079 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd079
  2. #d6c87a
  3. #ccc07a
  4. #c3b87b
  5. #b9b07c
  6. #b0a87d
  7. #a6a07d
  8. #9d987e
  9. #93907f
  10. #8a887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cfb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfcb72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d17d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc5bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfcd75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d17b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c9a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd079 {
  color: #dfd079;
}
Background
.bg-dfd079 {
  background-color: #dfd079;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd079 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd079;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd079;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 61% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd079 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd079, #bbdf79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd079 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 121 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.02 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.29 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.44 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.83 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.02 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.01 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.35 #202f86 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd079  rgb(223, 208, 121)  hsl(51, 61%, 67%)  Flax
#7988df  rgb(121, 136, 223)  hsl(231, 61%, 67%)  Glaucous
#79dfd0  rgb(121, 223, 208)  hsl(171, 61%, 67%)  Turquoise
#d079df  rgb(208, 121, 223)  hsl(291, 61%, 67%)  Orchid