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#DFD178

#dfd178 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd178 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 81.96% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 46.19% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.84°, with 61.68% saturation and 67.25% 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 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.6264

Complementary

  1. #dfd178
  2. #7886df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd178
  2. #78b9df
  3. #9d78df

Analogous

  1. #df9d78
  2. #dfd178
  3. #b9df78

Triadic

  1. #dfd178
  2. #78dfd1
  3. #d178df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd178
  2. #86df78
  3. #7886df
  4. #d178df

Square

  1. #dfd178
  2. #78df9d
  3. #7886df
  4. #df78b9

Monochromatic

  1. #9a8a24
  2. #d0bc3a
  3. #dfd178
  4. #eee6b6
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd178 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd178
  2. #c9bc6c
  3. #b2a760
  4. #9c9254
  5. #867d48
  6. #70693c
  7. #595430
  8. #433f24
  9. #2d2a18
  10. #16150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd178 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd178
  2. #e2d686
  3. #e5da93
  4. #e9dfa1
  5. #ece3ae
  6. #efe8bc
  7. #f2edc9
  8. #f5f1d7
  9. #f9f6e4
  10. #fcfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd178 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd178
  2. #d6c979
  3. #ccc17a
  4. #c3b97a
  5. #b9b17b
  6. #b0a97c
  7. #a6a07d
  8. #9d987e
  9. #93907e
  10. #8a887f
  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 #d6d0b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cc71 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d27c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc6bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ce74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d27a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7caa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd178 {
  color: #dfd178;
}
Background
.bg-dfd178 {
  background-color: #dfd178;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd178 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd178;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd178;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 62% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd178 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd178, #b9df78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd178 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 120 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.93 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.01 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.25 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.76 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.82 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.93 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.50 #202e87 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd178  rgb(223, 209, 120)  hsl(52, 62%, 67%)  Flax
#7886df  rgb(120, 134, 223)  hsl(232, 62%, 67%)  Glaucous
#78dfd1  rgb(120, 223, 209)  hsl(172, 62%, 67%)  Turquoise
#d178df  rgb(209, 120, 223)  hsl(292, 62%, 67%)  Orchid