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#DFD37C

#dfd37c ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd37c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 82.75% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 44.39% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.73°, with 60.74% saturation and 68.04% 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 2.87.

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Relative luminance0.6373

Complementary

  1. #dfd37c
  2. #7c88df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd37c
  2. #7cb9df
  3. #a27cdf

Analogous

  1. #dfa27c
  2. #dfd37c
  3. #b9df7c

Triadic

  1. #dfd37c
  2. #7cdfd3
  3. #d37cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd37c
  2. #88df7c
  3. #7c88df
  4. #d37cdf

Square

  1. #dfd37c
  2. #7cdfa2
  3. #7c88df
  4. #df7cb9

Monochromatic

  1. #9c8e26
  2. #d0be3f
  3. #dfd37c
  4. #eee8b9
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd37c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd37c
  2. #c9be70
  3. #b2a963
  4. #9c9457
  5. #867f4a
  6. #706a3e
  7. #595432
  8. #433f25
  9. #2d2a19
  10. #16150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd37c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd37c
  2. #e2d789
  3. #e5dc96
  4. #e9e0a3
  5. #ece5b0
  6. #efe9be
  7. #f2edcb
  8. #f5f2d8
  9. #f9f6e5
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd37c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd37c
  2. #d6cb7c
  3. #ccc27d
  4. #c3ba7d
  5. #b9b27e
  6. #b0aa7e
  7. #a6a17e
  8. #9d997f
  9. #93917f
  10. #8a8880
  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 #d7d2b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2ce75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d380 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc8be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d078 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d37e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cda8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd37c {
  color: #dfd37c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd37c {
  background-color: #dfd37c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd37c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd37c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd37c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 61% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd37c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd37c, #b9df7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd37c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 124 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.87 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.01 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.28 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.27 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.03 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.94 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.19 #202c83 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd37c  rgb(223, 211, 124)  hsl(53, 61%, 68%)  Flax
#7c88df  rgb(124, 136, 223)  hsl(233, 61%, 68%)  Glaucous
#7cdfd3  rgb(124, 223, 211)  hsl(173, 61%, 68%)  Turquoise
#d37cdf  rgb(211, 124, 223)  hsl(293, 61%, 68%)  Orchid