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#DFD37D

#dfd37d ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd37d 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 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 43.95% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.65°, with 60.49% saturation and 68.24% 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 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.6376

Complementary

  1. #dfd37d
  2. #7d89df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd37d
  2. #7dbadf
  3. #a27ddf

Analogous

  1. #dfa27d
  2. #dfd37d
  3. #badf7d

Triadic

  1. #dfd37d
  2. #7ddfd3
  3. #d37ddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd37d
  2. #89df7d
  3. #7d89df
  4. #d37ddf

Square

  1. #dfd37d
  2. #7ddfa2
  3. #7d89df
  4. #df7dba

Monochromatic

  1. #9c8e27
  2. #d0be40
  3. #dfd37d
  4. #eee8ba
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd37d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd37d
  2. #c9be71
  3. #b2a964
  4. #9c9458
  5. #867f4b
  6. #706a3f
  7. #595432
  8. #433f26
  9. #2d2a19
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd37d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd37d
  2. #e2d78a
  3. #e5dc97
  4. #e9e0a4
  5. #ece5b1
  6. #efe9be
  7. #f2edcb
  8. #f5f2d8
  9. #f9f6e5
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd37d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd37d
  2. #d6cb7d
  3. #ccc27e
  4. #c3ba7e
  5. #b9b27e
  6. #b0aa7f
  7. #a6a17f
  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 #e1ce76 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d381 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc8be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d079 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d37f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cda8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd37d {
  color: #dfd37d;
}
Background
.bg-dfd37d {
  background-color: #dfd37d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd37d {
  border: 2px solid #dfd37d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd37d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 60% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd37d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd37d, #badf7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd37d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 125 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.89 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.16 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.30 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.27 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.06 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.82 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.06 #202c82 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd37d  rgb(223, 211, 125)  hsl(53, 60%, 68%)  Flax
#7d89df  rgb(125, 137, 223)  hsl(233, 60%, 68%)  Glaucous
#7ddfd3  rgb(125, 223, 211)  hsl(173, 60%, 68%)  Turquoise
#d37ddf  rgb(211, 125, 223)  hsl(293, 60%, 68%)  Orchid