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#DFD179

#dfd179 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd179 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 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 45.74% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.76°, 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 13.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.6267

Complementary

  1. #dfd179
  2. #7987df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd179
  2. #79badf
  3. #9e79df

Analogous

  1. #df9e79
  2. #dfd179
  3. #badf79

Triadic

  1. #dfd179
  2. #79dfd1
  3. #d179df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd179
  2. #87df79
  3. #7987df
  4. #d179df

Square

  1. #dfd179
  2. #79df9e
  3. #7987df
  4. #df79ba

Monochromatic

  1. #9a8a25
  2. #d0bc3b
  3. #dfd179
  4. #eee6b7
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd179 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd179
  2. #c9bc6d
  3. #b2a761
  4. #9c9255
  5. #867d49
  6. #70693d
  7. #595430
  8. #433f24
  9. #2d2a18
  10. #16150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd179 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd179
  2. #e2d686
  3. #e5da94
  4. #e9dfa1
  5. #ece3af
  6. #efe8bc
  7. #f2edc9
  8. #f5f1d7
  9. #f9f6e4
  10. #fcfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd179 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd179
  2. #d6c97a
  3. #ccc17a
  4. #c3b97b
  5. #b9b17c
  6. #b0a97d
  7. #a6a07d
  8. #9d987e
  9. #93907f
  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 #e0cc72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d27d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc6bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0ce75 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d27b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7caa5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd179 {
  color: #dfd179;
}
Background
.bg-dfd179 {
  background-color: #dfd179;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd179 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd179;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd179;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 61% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd179 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd179, #badf79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd179 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 121 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.93 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.14 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.25 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.75 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.85 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.03 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.46 #202e86 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd179  rgb(223, 209, 121)  hsl(52, 61%, 67%)  Flax
#7987df  rgb(121, 135, 223)  hsl(232, 61%, 67%)  Glaucous
#79dfd1  rgb(121, 223, 209)  hsl(172, 61%, 67%)  Turquoise
#d179df  rgb(209, 121, 223)  hsl(292, 61%, 67%)  Orchid