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#DFD08C

#dfd08c ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd08c 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 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.73% magenta, 37.22% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 49.16°, with 56.46% saturation and 71.18% 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 13.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.6269

Complementary

  1. #dfd08c
  2. #8c9bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd08c
  2. #8cc5df
  3. #a78cdf

Analogous

  1. #dfa78c
  2. #dfd08c
  3. #c5df8c

Triadic

  1. #dfd08c
  2. #8cdfd0
  3. #d08cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd08c
  2. #9bdf8c
  3. #8c9bdf
  4. #d08cdf

Square

  1. #dfd08c
  2. #8cdfa7
  3. #8c9bdf
  4. #df8cc5

Monochromatic

  1. #a48f2e
  2. #ceb850
  3. #dfd08c
  4. #f0e8c8
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#dfd08c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd08c
  2. #c9bb7e
  3. #b2a670
  4. #9c9262
  5. #867d54
  6. #706846
  7. #595338
  8. #433e2a
  9. #2d2a1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd08c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd08c
  2. #e2d598
  3. #e5d9a3
  4. #e9deaf
  5. #ece3ba
  6. #efe8c6
  7. #f2ecd1
  8. #f5f1dd
  9. #f9f6e8
  10. #fcfaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd08c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd08c
  2. #d6c88b
  3. #ccc08a
  4. #c3b888
  5. #b9b087
  6. #b0a886
  7. #a6a085
  8. #9d9884
  9. #939082
  10. #8a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d0b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddcc87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1d28e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc7bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dece89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d18d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6caad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd08c {
  color: #dfd08c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd08c {
  background-color: #dfd08c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd08c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd08c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd08c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 208 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 56% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd08c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd08c, #c5df8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd08c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 208 140 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.64 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.78 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.35 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.96 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.09 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.30 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.40 #202f73 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd08c  rgb(223, 208, 140)  hsl(49, 56%, 71%)  Flax
#8c9bdf  rgb(140, 155, 223)  hsl(229, 56%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8cdfd0  rgb(140, 223, 208)  hsl(169, 56%, 71%)  Turquoise
#d08cdf  rgb(208, 140, 223)  hsl(289, 56%, 71%)  Violet