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#DFD17F

#dfd17f ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd17f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 43.05% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.25°, with 60% saturation and 68.63% 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 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.6282

Complementary

  1. #dfd17f
  2. #7f8ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd17f
  2. #7fbddf
  3. #a17fdf

Analogous

  1. #dfa17f
  2. #dfd17f
  3. #bddf7f

Triadic

  1. #dfd17f
  2. #7fdfd1
  3. #d17fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd17f
  2. #8ddf7f
  3. #7f8ddf
  4. #d17fdf

Square

  1. #dfd17f
  2. #7fdfa1
  3. #7f8ddf
  4. #df7fbd

Monochromatic

  1. #9e8c27
  2. #d0bb42
  3. #dfd17f
  4. #eee7bc
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd17f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd17f
  2. #c9bc72
  3. #b2a766
  4. #9c9259
  5. #867d4c
  6. #706940
  7. #595433
  8. #433f26
  9. #2d2a19
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd17f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd17f
  2. #e2d68c
  3. #e5da99
  4. #e9dfa5
  5. #ece3b2
  6. #efe8bf
  7. #f2edcc
  8. #f5f1d9
  9. #f9f6e5
  10. #fcfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd17f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd17f
  2. #d6c97f
  3. #ccc17f
  4. #c3b97f
  5. #b9b17f
  6. #b0a980
  7. #a6a080
  8. #9d9880
  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 #dfcc79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d282 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc6bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfce7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d281 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cba8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd17f {
  color: #dfd17f;
}
Background
.bg-dfd17f {
  background-color: #dfd17f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd17f {
  border: 2px solid #dfd17f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd17f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 60% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd17f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd17f, #bddf7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd17f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 127 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.10 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.39 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.97 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.83 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.08 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.77 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.83 #202e80 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd17f  rgb(223, 209, 127)  hsl(51, 60%, 69%)  Flax
#7f8ddf  rgb(127, 141, 223)  hsl(231, 60%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#7fdfd1  rgb(127, 223, 209)  hsl(171, 60%, 69%)  Turquoise
#d17fdf  rgb(209, 127, 223)  hsl(291, 60%, 69%)  Orchid