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#DFD37F

#dfd37f ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd37f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 43.05% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.5°, with 60% saturation and 68.63% 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 13.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.6381

Complementary

  1. #dfd37f
  2. #7f8bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd37f
  2. #7fbbdf
  3. #a37fdf

Analogous

  1. #dfa37f
  2. #dfd37f
  3. #bbdf7f

Triadic

  1. #dfd37f
  2. #7fdfd3
  3. #d37fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd37f
  2. #8bdf7f
  3. #7f8bdf
  4. #d37fdf

Square

  1. #dfd37f
  2. #7fdfa3
  3. #7f8bdf
  4. #df7fbb

Monochromatic

  1. #9e8f27
  2. #d0be42
  3. #dfd37f
  4. #eee8bc
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd37f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd37f
  2. #c9be72
  3. #b2a966
  4. #9c9459
  5. #867f4c
  6. #706a40
  7. #595433
  8. #433f26
  9. #2d2a19
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd37f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd37f
  2. #e2d78c
  3. #e5dc99
  4. #e9e0a5
  5. #ece5b2
  6. #efe9bf
  7. #f2edcc
  8. #f5f2d9
  9. #f9f6e5
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd37f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd37f
  2. #d6cb7f
  3. #ccc27f
  4. #c3ba7f
  5. #b9b27f
  6. #b0aa80
  7. #a6a180
  8. #9d9980
  9. #939180
  10. #8a8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d2b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1ce78 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d382 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc8bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d07b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d381 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cda9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd37f {
  color: #dfd37f;
}
Background
.bg-dfd37f {
  background-color: #dfd37f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd37f {
  border: 2px solid #dfd37f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd37f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 60% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd37f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd37f, #bbdf7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd37f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 127 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.95 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.35 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.46 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.30 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.14 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.60 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.80 #202c80 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd37f  rgb(223, 211, 127)  hsl(53, 60%, 69%)  Flax
#7f8bdf  rgb(127, 139, 223)  hsl(233, 60%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#7fdfd3  rgb(127, 223, 211)  hsl(173, 60%, 69%)  Turquoise
#d37fdf  rgb(211, 127, 223)  hsl(293, 60%, 69%)  Orchid