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#DFD17A

#dfd17a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd17a 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 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 45.29% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.68°, with 61.21% saturation and 67.65% 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 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.6269

Complementary

  1. #dfd17a
  2. #7a88df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd17a
  2. #7abbdf
  3. #9f7adf

Analogous

  1. #df9f7a
  2. #dfd17a
  3. #bbdf7a

Triadic

  1. #dfd17a
  2. #7adfd1
  3. #d17adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd17a
  2. #88df7a
  3. #7a88df
  4. #d17adf

Square

  1. #dfd17a
  2. #7adf9f
  3. #7a88df
  4. #df7abb

Monochromatic

  1. #9b8a25
  2. #d0bc3c
  3. #dfd17a
  4. #eee6b8
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd17a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd17a
  2. #c9bc6e
  3. #b2a762
  4. #9c9255
  5. #867d49
  6. #70693d
  7. #595431
  8. #433f25
  9. #2d2a18
  10. #16150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd17a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd17a
  2. #e2d687
  3. #e5da95
  4. #e9dfa2
  5. #ece3af
  6. #efe8bd
  7. #f2edca
  8. #f5f1d7
  9. #f9f6e4
  10. #fcfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd17a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd17a
  2. #d6c97b
  3. #ccc17b
  4. #c3b97c
  5. #b9b17c
  6. #b0a97d
  7. #a6a07e
  8. #9d987e
  9. #93907f
  10. #8a887f
  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 #d6d0b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cc73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d27e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc6bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfce76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d27c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7caa6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd17a {
  color: #dfd17a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd17a {
  background-color: #dfd17a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd17a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd17a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd17a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 61% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd17a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd17a, #bbdf7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd17a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 122 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.93 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.25 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.27 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.75 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.87 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.12 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.36 #202e85 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd17a  rgb(223, 209, 122)  hsl(52, 61%, 68%)  Flax
#7a88df  rgb(122, 136, 223)  hsl(232, 61%, 68%)  Glaucous
#7adfd1  rgb(122, 223, 209)  hsl(172, 61%, 68%)  Turquoise
#d17adf  rgb(209, 122, 223)  hsl(292, 61%, 68%)  Orchid