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#DFD17C

#dfd17c ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd17c 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 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 44.39% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.52°, with 60.74% saturation and 68.04% 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 13.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.6274

Complementary

  1. #dfd17c
  2. #7c8adf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd17c
  2. #7cbbdf
  3. #a07cdf

Analogous

  1. #dfa07c
  2. #dfd17c
  3. #bbdf7c

Triadic

  1. #dfd17c
  2. #7cdfd1
  3. #d17cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd17c
  2. #8adf7c
  3. #7c8adf
  4. #d17cdf

Square

  1. #dfd17c
  2. #7cdfa0
  3. #7c8adf
  4. #df7cbb

Monochromatic

  1. #9c8b26
  2. #d0bb3f
  3. #dfd17c
  4. #eee7b9
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd17c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd17c
  2. #c9bc70
  3. #b2a763
  4. #9c9257
  5. #867d4a
  6. #70693e
  7. #595432
  8. #433f25
  9. #2d2a19
  10. #16150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd17c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd17c
  2. #e2d689
  3. #e5da96
  4. #e9dfa3
  5. #ece3b0
  6. #efe8be
  7. #f2edcb
  8. #f5f1d8
  9. #f9f6e5
  10. #fcfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd17c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd17c
  2. #d6c97c
  3. #ccc17d
  4. #c3b97d
  5. #b9b17e
  6. #b0a97e
  7. #a6a07e
  8. #9d987f
  9. #93907f
  10. #8a8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d0b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cc75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d27f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc6bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfce78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d27e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd17c {
  color: #dfd17c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd17c {
  background-color: #dfd17c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd17c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd17c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd17c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 61% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd17c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd17c, #bbdf7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd17c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 124 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.97 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.28 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.54 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.77 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.94 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.14 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.14 #202e83 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd17c  rgb(223, 209, 124)  hsl(52, 61%, 68%)  Flax
#7c8adf  rgb(124, 138, 223)  hsl(232, 61%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#7cdfd1  rgb(124, 223, 209)  hsl(172, 61%, 68%)  Turquoise
#d17cdf  rgb(209, 124, 223)  hsl(292, 61%, 68%)  Orchid