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#DFD08A

#dfd08a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd08a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 38.12% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 49.41°, with 57.05% saturation and 70.78% 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 13.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.6263

Complementary

  1. #dfd08a
  2. #8a99df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd08a
  2. #8ac3df
  3. #a58adf

Analogous

  1. #dfa58a
  2. #dfd08a
  3. #c3df8a

Triadic

  1. #dfd08a
  2. #8adfd0
  3. #d08adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd08a
  2. #99df8a
  3. #8a99df
  4. #d08adf

Square

  1. #dfd08a
  2. #8adfa5
  3. #8a99df
  4. #df8ac3

Monochromatic

  1. #a38e2d
  2. #cfb84e
  3. #dfd08a
  4. #efe8c6
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd08a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd08a
  2. #c9bb7c
  3. #b2a66e
  4. #9c9261
  5. #867d53
  6. #706845
  7. #595337
  8. #433e29
  9. #2d2a1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd08a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd08a
  2. #e2d596
  3. #e5d9a1
  4. #e9dead
  5. #ece3b9
  6. #efe8c5
  7. #f2ecd0
  8. #f5f1dc
  9. #f9f6e8
  10. #fcfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd08a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd08a
  2. #d6c889
  3. #ccc088
  4. #c3b887
  5. #b9b086
  6. #b0a885
  7. #a6a084
  8. #9d9883
  9. #939082
  10. #8a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d0b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddcc85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1d28d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc6be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dece87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d18c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6caac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd08a {
  color: #dfd08a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd08a {
  background-color: #dfd08a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd08a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd08a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd08a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd08a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd08a, #c3df8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd08a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 138 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.35 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.51 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.54 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.04 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.06 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.07 #202f75 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd08a  rgb(223, 208, 138)  hsl(49, 57%, 71%)  Flax
#8a99df  rgb(138, 153, 223)  hsl(229, 57%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8adfd0  rgb(138, 223, 208)  hsl(169, 57%, 71%)  Turquoise
#d08adf  rgb(208, 138, 223)  hsl(289, 57%, 71%)  Violet