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#DFD28B

#dfd28b ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd28b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 37.67% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 50.71°, with 56.76% saturation and 70.98% 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 13.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.6365

Complementary

  1. #dfd28b
  2. #8b98df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd28b
  2. #8bc2df
  3. #a88bdf

Analogous

  1. #dfa88b
  2. #dfd28b
  3. #c2df8b

Triadic

  1. #dfd28b
  2. #8bdfd2
  3. #d28bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd28b
  2. #98df8b
  3. #8b98df
  4. #d28bdf

Square

  1. #dfd28b
  2. #8bdfa8
  3. #8b98df
  4. #df8bc2

Monochromatic

  1. #a4912d
  2. #cebb4f
  3. #dfd28b
  4. #f0e9c7
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd28b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd28b
  2. #c9bd7d
  3. #b2a86f
  4. #9c9361
  5. #867e53
  6. #706946
  7. #595438
  8. #433f2a
  9. #2d2a1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd28b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd28b
  2. #e2d797
  3. #e5dba2
  4. #e9e0ae
  5. #ece4b9
  6. #efe9c5
  7. #f2edd1
  8. #f5f2dc
  9. #f9f6e8
  10. #fcfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd28b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd28b
  2. #d6ca8a
  3. #ccc289
  4. #c3b988
  5. #b9b187
  6. #b0a986
  7. #a6a184
  8. #9d9983
  9. #939082
  10. #8a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d1b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfce86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d38e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc8c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd088 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d38d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ccad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd28b {
  color: #dfd28b;
}
Background
.bg-dfd28b {
  background-color: #dfd28b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd28b {
  border: 2px solid #dfd28b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd28b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd28b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd28b, #c2df8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd28b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 139 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.13 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.36 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.33 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.34 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.57 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.68 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.05 #202d74 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd28b  rgb(223, 210, 139)  hsl(51, 57%, 71%)  Flax
#8b98df  rgb(139, 152, 223)  hsl(231, 57%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8bdfd2  rgb(139, 223, 210)  hsl(171, 57%, 71%)  Turquoise
#d28bdf  rgb(210, 139, 223)  hsl(291, 57%, 71%)  Violet