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#DFD18A

#dfd18a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd18a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 38.12% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 50.12°, with 57.05% saturation and 70.78% 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 13.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.6312

Complementary

  1. #dfd18a
  2. #8a98df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd18a
  2. #8ac2df
  3. #a68adf

Analogous

  1. #dfa68a
  2. #dfd18a
  3. #c2df8a

Triadic

  1. #dfd18a
  2. #8adfd1
  3. #d18adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd18a
  2. #98df8a
  3. #8a98df
  4. #d18adf

Square

  1. #dfd18a
  2. #8adfa6
  3. #8a98df
  4. #df8ac2

Monochromatic

  1. #a3902d
  2. #cfb94e
  3. #dfd18a
  4. #efe9c6
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd18a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd18a
  2. #c9bc7c
  3. #b2a76e
  4. #9c9261
  5. #867d53
  6. #706945
  7. #595437
  8. #433f29
  9. #2d2a1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd18a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd18a
  2. #e2d696
  3. #e5daa1
  4. #e9dfad
  5. #ece3b9
  6. #efe8c5
  7. #f2edd0
  8. #f5f1dc
  9. #f9f6e8
  10. #fcfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd18a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd18a
  2. #d6c989
  3. #ccc188
  4. #c3b987
  5. #b9b186
  6. #b0a985
  7. #a6a084
  8. #9d9883
  9. #939082
  10. #8a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d0b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #decd85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2d28d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc7bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #decf87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d28c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cbac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd18a {
  color: #dfd18a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd18a {
  background-color: #dfd18a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd18a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd18a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd18a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd18a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd18a, #c2df8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd18a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 138 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.16 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.36 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.47 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.55 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.76 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.85 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.99 #202e75 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd18a  rgb(223, 209, 138)  hsl(50, 57%, 71%)  Flax
#8a98df  rgb(138, 152, 223)  hsl(230, 57%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8adfd1  rgb(138, 223, 209)  hsl(170, 57%, 71%)  Turquoise
#d18adf  rgb(209, 138, 223)  hsl(290, 57%, 71%)  Violet