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#DFD281

#dfd281 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd281 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 42.15% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.7°, with 59.49% saturation and 69.02% 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 13.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.6337

Complementary

  1. #dfd281
  2. #818edf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd281
  2. #81bddf
  3. #a381df

Analogous

  1. #dfa381
  2. #dfd281
  3. #bddf81

Triadic

  1. #dfd281
  2. #81dfd2
  3. #d281df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd281
  2. #8edf81
  3. #818edf
  4. #d281df

Square

  1. #dfd281
  2. #81dfa3
  3. #818edf
  4. #df81bd

Monochromatic

  1. #9f8e28
  2. #d0bc44
  3. #dfd281
  4. #eee8be
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd281 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd281
  2. #c9bd74
  3. #b2a867
  4. #9c935a
  5. #867e4d
  6. #706941
  7. #595434
  8. #433f27
  9. #2d2a1a
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd281 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd281
  2. #e2d78e
  3. #e5db9a
  4. #e9e0a7
  5. #ece4b3
  6. #efe9c0
  7. #f2edcd
  8. #f5f2d9
  9. #f9f6e6
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd281 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd281
  2. #d6ca81
  3. #ccc281
  4. #c3b981
  5. #b9b181
  6. #b0a981
  7. #a6a180
  8. #9d9980
  9. #939080
  10. #8a8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d1b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cd7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d384 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc8be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cf7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d383 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd281 {
  color: #dfd281;
}
Background
.bg-dfd281 {
  background-color: #dfd281;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd281 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd281;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd281;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 59% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd281 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd281, #bddf81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd281 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 129 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.11 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.44 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.00 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.62 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.20 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.49 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.52 #202d7e Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd281  rgb(223, 210, 129)  hsl(52, 59%, 69%)  Flax
#818edf  rgb(129, 142, 223)  hsl(232, 59%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#81dfd2  rgb(129, 223, 210)  hsl(172, 59%, 69%)  Turquoise
#d281df  rgb(210, 129, 223)  hsl(292, 59%, 69%)  Orchid