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#DFD28E

#dfd28e ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd28e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 36.32% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 50.37°, 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 13.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.55.

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Relative luminance0.6373

Complementary

  1. #dfd28e
  2. #8e9bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd28e
  2. #8ec4df
  3. #aa8edf

Analogous

  1. #dfaa8e
  2. #dfd28e
  3. #c4df8e

Triadic

  1. #dfd28e
  2. #8edfd2
  3. #d28edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd28e
  2. #9bdf8e
  3. #8e9bdf
  4. #d28edf

Square

  1. #dfd28e
  2. #8edfaa
  3. #8e9bdf
  4. #df8ec4

Monochromatic

  1. #a5922f
  2. #ceba52
  3. #dfd28e
  4. #f0eaca
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd28e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd28e
  2. #c9bd80
  3. #b2a872
  4. #9c9363
  5. #867e55
  6. #706947
  7. #595439
  8. #433f2b
  9. #2d2a1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd28e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd28e
  2. #e2d799
  3. #e5dba5
  4. #e9e0b0
  5. #ece4bb
  6. #efe9c7
  7. #f2edd2
  8. #f5f2dd
  9. #f9f6e8
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd28e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd28e
  2. #d6ca8d
  3. #ccc28b
  4. #c3b98a
  5. #b9b188
  6. #b0a987
  7. #a6a186
  8. #9d9984
  9. #939083
  10. #8a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d1ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfce89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2d391 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc9c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd08b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d390 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ccaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd28e {
  color: #dfd28e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd28e {
  background-color: #dfd28e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd28e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd28e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd28e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 56% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd28e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd28e, #c4df8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd28e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 142 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.55 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.76 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.02 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.37 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.67 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.23 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.40 #202d71 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd28e  rgb(223, 210, 142)  hsl(50, 56%, 72%)  Flax
#8e9bdf  rgb(142, 155, 223)  hsl(230, 56%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8edfd2  rgb(142, 223, 210)  hsl(170, 56%, 72%)  Turquoise
#d28edf  rgb(210, 142, 223)  hsl(290, 56%, 72%)  Violet