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#DFD28A

#dfd28a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd28a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 38.12% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 50.82°, 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 13.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.6362

Complementary

  1. #dfd28a
  2. #8a97df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd28a
  2. #8ac1df
  3. #a78adf

Analogous

  1. #dfa78a
  2. #dfd28a
  3. #c1df8a

Triadic

  1. #dfd28a
  2. #8adfd2
  3. #d28adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd28a
  2. #97df8a
  3. #8a97df
  4. #d28adf

Square

  1. #dfd28a
  2. #8adfa7
  3. #8a97df
  4. #df8ac1

Monochromatic

  1. #a3912d
  2. #cfbb4e
  3. #dfd28a
  4. #efe9c6
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd28a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd28a
  2. #c9bd7c
  3. #b2a86e
  4. #9c9361
  5. #867e53
  6. #706945
  7. #595437
  8. #433f29
  9. #2d2a1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd28a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd28a
  2. #e2d796
  3. #e5dba1
  4. #e9e0ad
  5. #ece4b9
  6. #efe9c5
  7. #f2edd0
  8. #f5f2dc
  9. #f9f6e8
  10. #fcfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd28a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd28a
  2. #d6ca89
  3. #ccc288
  4. #c3b987
  5. #b9b186
  6. #b0a985
  7. #a6a184
  8. #9d9983
  9. #939082
  10. #8a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d1b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfce85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d38d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc8c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd087 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d38c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ccad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd28a {
  color: #dfd28a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd28a {
  background-color: #dfd28a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd28a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd28a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd28a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd28a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd28a, #c1df8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd28a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 138 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.00 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.24 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.24 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.44 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.50 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.64 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.94 #202d75 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd28a  rgb(223, 210, 138)  hsl(51, 57%, 71%)  Flax
#8a97df  rgb(138, 151, 223)  hsl(231, 57%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8adfd2  rgb(138, 223, 210)  hsl(171, 57%, 71%)  Turquoise
#d28adf  rgb(210, 138, 223)  hsl(291, 57%, 71%)  Violet