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#DFD38B

#dfd38b ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd38b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 37.67% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.43°, 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 13.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.6414

Complementary

  1. #dfd38b
  2. #8b97df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd38b
  2. #8bc1df
  3. #a98bdf

Analogous

  1. #dfa98b
  2. #dfd38b
  3. #c1df8b

Triadic

  1. #dfd38b
  2. #8bdfd3
  3. #d38bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd38b
  2. #97df8b
  3. #8b97df
  4. #d38bdf

Square

  1. #dfd38b
  2. #8bdfa9
  3. #8b97df
  4. #df8bc1

Monochromatic

  1. #a4932d
  2. #cebc4f
  3. #dfd38b
  4. #f0eac7
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd38b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd38b
  2. #c9be7d
  3. #b2a96f
  4. #9c9461
  5. #867f53
  6. #706a46
  7. #595438
  8. #433f2a
  9. #2d2a1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd38b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd38b
  2. #e2d797
  3. #e5dca2
  4. #e9e0ae
  5. #ece5b9
  6. #efe9c5
  7. #f2edd1
  8. #f5f2dc
  9. #f9f6e8
  10. #fcfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd38b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd38b
  2. #d6cb8a
  3. #ccc289
  4. #c3ba88
  5. #b9b287
  6. #b0aa86
  7. #a6a184
  8. #9d9983
  9. #939182
  10. #8a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cf86 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d48e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc9c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d088 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d38d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cdae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd38b {
  color: #dfd38b;
}
Background
.bg-dfd38b {
  background-color: #dfd38b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd38b {
  border: 2px solid #dfd38b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd38b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd38b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd38b, #c1df8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd38b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 139 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.00 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.28 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.04 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.31 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.45 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.03 #202c74 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd38b  rgb(223, 211, 139)  hsl(51, 57%, 71%)  Flax
#8b97df  rgb(139, 151, 223)  hsl(231, 57%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8bdfd3  rgb(139, 223, 211)  hsl(171, 57%, 71%)  Turquoise
#d38bdf  rgb(211, 139, 223)  hsl(291, 57%, 71%)  Violet