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#DFD18E

#dfd18e ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd18e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.28% magenta, 36.32% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 49.63°, with 55.86% saturation and 71.57% 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 13.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.6324

Complementary

  1. #dfd18e
  2. #8e9cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd18e
  2. #8ec5df
  3. #a98edf

Analogous

  1. #dfa98e
  2. #dfd18e
  3. #c5df8e

Triadic

  1. #dfd18e
  2. #8edfd1
  3. #d18edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd18e
  2. #9cdf8e
  3. #8e9cdf
  4. #d18edf

Square

  1. #dfd18e
  2. #8edfa9
  3. #8e9cdf
  4. #df8ec5

Monochromatic

  1. #a5912f
  2. #ceb952
  3. #dfd18e
  4. #f0e9ca
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd18e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd18e
  2. #c9bc80
  3. #b2a772
  4. #9c9263
  5. #867d55
  6. #706947
  7. #595439
  8. #433f2b
  9. #2d2a1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd18e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd18e
  2. #e2d699
  3. #e5daa5
  4. #e9dfb0
  5. #ece3bb
  6. #efe8c7
  7. #f2edd2
  8. #f5f1dd
  9. #f9f6e8
  10. #fcfaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd18e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd18e
  2. #d6c98d
  3. #ccc18b
  4. #c3b98a
  5. #b9b188
  6. #b0a987
  7. #a6a086
  8. #9d9884
  9. #939083
  10. #8a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #decd89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2d390 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc8c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #decf8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d28f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cbae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd18e {
  color: #dfd18e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd18e {
  background-color: #dfd18e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd18e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd18e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd18e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 209 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 56% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd18e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd18e, #c5df8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd18e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 209 142 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.73 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.89 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.08 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.61 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.99 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.46 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.49 #202e71 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd18e  rgb(223, 209, 142)  hsl(50, 56%, 72%)  Flax
#8e9cdf  rgb(142, 156, 223)  hsl(230, 56%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8edfd1  rgb(142, 223, 209)  hsl(170, 56%, 72%)  Turquoise
#d18edf  rgb(209, 142, 223)  hsl(290, 56%, 72%)  Violet