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#DFD38F

#dfd38f ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd38f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.38% magenta, 35.87% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51°, with 55.56% saturation and 71.76% 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 13.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.6426

Complementary

  1. #dfd38f
  2. #8f9bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd38f
  2. #8fc3df
  3. #ab8fdf

Analogous

  1. #dfab8f
  2. #dfd38f
  3. #c3df8f

Triadic

  1. #dfd38f
  2. #8fdfd3
  3. #d38fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd38f
  2. #9bdf8f
  3. #8f9bdf
  4. #d38fdf

Square

  1. #dfd38f
  2. #8fdfab
  3. #8f9bdf
  4. #df8fc3

Monochromatic

  1. #a6942f
  2. #cebc53
  3. #dfd38f
  4. #f0eaca
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd38f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd38f
  2. #c9be81
  3. #b2a972
  4. #9c9464
  5. #867f56
  6. #706a48
  7. #595439
  8. #433f2b
  9. #2d2a1d
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd38f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd38f
  2. #e2d79a
  3. #e5dca5
  4. #e9e0b1
  5. #ece5bc
  6. #efe9c7
  7. #f2edd2
  8. #f5f2dd
  9. #f9f6e9
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd38f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd38f
  2. #d6cb8e
  3. #ccc28c
  4. #c3ba8b
  5. #b9b289
  6. #b0aa88
  7. #a6a186
  8. #9d9985
  9. #939183
  10. #8a8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d2bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cf8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d492 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcac2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd18c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d491 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ceb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd38f {
  color: #dfd38f;
}
Background
.bg-dfd38f {
  background-color: #dfd38f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd38f {
  border: 2px solid #dfd38f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd38f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 211 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 56% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd38f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd38f, #c3df8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd38f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 211 143 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.56 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.79 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.89 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.09 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.49 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.18 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.48 #202c70 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd38f  rgb(223, 211, 143)  hsl(51, 56%, 72%)  Flax
#8f9bdf  rgb(143, 155, 223)  hsl(231, 56%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8fdfd3  rgb(143, 223, 211)  hsl(171, 56%, 72%)  Turquoise
#d38fdf  rgb(211, 143, 223)  hsl(291, 56%, 72%)  Plum