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#DFD38C

#dfd38c ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd38c 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 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 37.22% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.33°, with 56.46% saturation and 71.18% 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 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.6417

Complementary

  1. #dfd38c
  2. #8c98df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd38c
  2. #8cc2df
  3. #aa8cdf

Analogous

  1. #dfaa8c
  2. #dfd38c
  3. #c2df8c

Triadic

  1. #dfd38c
  2. #8cdfd3
  3. #d38cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd38c
  2. #98df8c
  3. #8c98df
  4. #d38cdf

Square

  1. #dfd38c
  2. #8cdfaa
  3. #8c98df
  4. #df8cc2

Monochromatic

  1. #a4932e
  2. #cebc50
  3. #dfd38c
  4. #f0eac8
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd38c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd38c
  2. #c9be7e
  3. #b2a970
  4. #9c9462
  5. #867f54
  6. #706a46
  7. #595438
  8. #433f2a
  9. #2d2a1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd38c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd38c
  2. #e2d798
  3. #e5dca3
  4. #e9e0af
  5. #ece5ba
  6. #efe9c6
  7. #f2edd1
  8. #f5f2dd
  9. #f9f6e8
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd38c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd38c
  2. #d6cb8b
  3. #ccc28a
  4. #c3ba88
  5. #b9b287
  6. #b0aa86
  7. #a6a185
  8. #9d9984
  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 #e0cf87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d48f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc9c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d189 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d38e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cdae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd38c {
  color: #dfd38c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd38c {
  background-color: #dfd38c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd38c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd38c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd38c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 56% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd38c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd38c, #c2df8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd38c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 140 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.13 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.40 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.14 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.20 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.30 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.63 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.13 #202c73 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd38c  rgb(223, 211, 140)  hsl(51, 56%, 71%)  Flax
#8c98df  rgb(140, 152, 223)  hsl(231, 56%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8cdfd3  rgb(140, 223, 211)  hsl(171, 56%, 71%)  Turquoise
#d38cdf  rgb(211, 140, 223)  hsl(291, 56%, 71%)  Violet