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#DFD27F

#dfd27f ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd27f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 82.35% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 43.05% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.87°, 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 13.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6331

Complementary

  1. #dfd27f
  2. #7f8cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd27f
  2. #7fbcdf
  3. #a27fdf

Analogous

  1. #dfa27f
  2. #dfd27f
  3. #bcdf7f

Triadic

  1. #dfd27f
  2. #7fdfd2
  3. #d27fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd27f
  2. #8cdf7f
  3. #7f8cdf
  4. #d27fdf

Square

  1. #dfd27f
  2. #7fdfa2
  3. #7f8cdf
  4. #df7fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #9e8e27
  2. #d0bc42
  3. #dfd27f
  4. #eee8bc
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd27f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd27f
  2. #c9bd72
  3. #b2a866
  4. #9c9359
  5. #867e4c
  6. #706940
  7. #595433
  8. #433f26
  9. #2d2a19
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd27f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd27f
  2. #e2d78c
  3. #e5db99
  4. #e9e0a5
  5. #ece4b2
  6. #efe9bf
  7. #f2edcc
  8. #f5f2d9
  9. #f9f6e5
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd27f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd27f
  2. #d6ca7f
  3. #ccc27f
  4. #c3b97f
  5. #b9b17f
  6. #b0a980
  7. #a6a180
  8. #9d9980
  9. #939080
  10. #8a8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cd78 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d382 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc7be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cf7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d281 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd27f {
  color: #dfd27f;
}
Background
.bg-dfd27f {
  background-color: #dfd27f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd27f {
  border: 2px solid #dfd27f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd27f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 60% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd27f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd27f, #bcdf7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd27f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 127 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.00 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.35 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.70 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.56 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.10 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.70 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.77 #202d80 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd27f  rgb(223, 210, 127)  hsl(52, 60%, 69%)  Flax
#7f8cdf  rgb(127, 140, 223)  hsl(232, 60%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#7fdfd2  rgb(127, 223, 210)  hsl(172, 60%, 69%)  Turquoise
#d27fdf  rgb(210, 127, 223)  hsl(292, 60%, 69%)  Orchid