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#DFD17E

#dfd17e ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd17e 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 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 43.5% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.34°, with 60.25% saturation and 68.43% 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 13.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.628

Complementary

  1. #dfd17e
  2. #7e8cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd17e
  2. #7ebcdf
  3. #a07edf

Analogous

  1. #dfa07e
  2. #dfd17e
  3. #bcdf7e

Triadic

  1. #dfd17e
  2. #7edfd1
  3. #d17edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd17e
  2. #8cdf7e
  3. #7e8cdf
  4. #d17edf

Square

  1. #dfd17e
  2. #7edfa0
  3. #7e8cdf
  4. #df7ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #9d8c27
  2. #d0bb41
  3. #dfd17e
  4. #eee7bb
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd17e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd17e
  2. #c9bc71
  3. #b2a765
  4. #9c9258
  5. #867d4c
  6. #70693f
  7. #595432
  8. #433f26
  9. #2d2a19
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd17e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd17e
  2. #e2d68b
  3. #e5da98
  4. #e9dfa5
  5. #ece3b2
  6. #efe8bf
  7. #f2edcb
  8. #f5f1d8
  9. #f9f6e5
  10. #fcfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd17e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd17e
  2. #d6c97e
  3. #ccc17e
  4. #c3b97f
  5. #b9b17f
  6. #b0a97f
  7. #a6a07f
  8. #9d987f
  9. #939080
  10. #8a8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d0b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfcc77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d281 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc6bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfce7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d280 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cba7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd17e {
  color: #dfd17e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd17e {
  background-color: #dfd17e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd17e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd17e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd17e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 60% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd17e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd17e, #bcdf7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd17e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 126 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.05 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.35 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.82 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.81 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.03 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.89 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.93 #202e81 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd17e  rgb(223, 209, 126)  hsl(51, 60%, 68%)  Flax
#7e8cdf  rgb(126, 140, 223)  hsl(231, 60%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#7edfd1  rgb(126, 223, 209)  hsl(171, 60%, 68%)  Turquoise
#d17edf  rgb(209, 126, 223)  hsl(291, 60%, 68%)  Orchid