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#DFD480

#dfd480 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd480 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.14% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 42.6% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.05°, with 59.75% saturation and 68.82% 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 13.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6433

Complementary

  1. #dfd480
  2. #808bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd480
  2. #80badf
  3. #a480df

Analogous

  1. #dfa480
  2. #dfd480
  3. #badf80

Triadic

  1. #dfd480
  2. #80dfd4
  3. #d480df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd480
  2. #8bdf80
  3. #808bdf
  4. #d480df

Square

  1. #dfd480
  2. #80dfa4
  3. #808bdf
  4. #df80ba

Monochromatic

  1. #9e9028
  2. #d0bf43
  3. #dfd480
  4. #eee9bd
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd480 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd480
  2. #c9bf73
  3. #b2aa66
  4. #9c945a
  5. #867f4d
  6. #706a40
  7. #595533
  8. #434026
  9. #2d2a1a
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd480 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd480
  2. #e2d88d
  3. #e5dd99
  4. #e9e1a6
  5. #ece5b3
  6. #efeac0
  7. #f2eecc
  8. #f5f2d9
  9. #f9f6e6
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd480 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd480
  2. #d6cc80
  3. #ccc380
  4. #c3bb80
  5. #b9b280
  6. #b0aa80
  7. #a6a280
  8. #9d9980
  9. #939180
  10. #8a8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2cf79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d483 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc9c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d17c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d482 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7ceaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd480 {
  color: #dfd480;
}
Background
.bg-dfd480 {
  background-color: #dfd480;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd480 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd480;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd480;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 60% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd480 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd480, #badf80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd480 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 128 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.98 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.40 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.42 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.09 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.25 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.39 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.71 #202b7f Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd480  rgb(223, 212, 128)  hsl(53, 60%, 69%)  Flax
#808bdf  rgb(128, 139, 223)  hsl(233, 60%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#80dfd4  rgb(128, 223, 212)  hsl(173, 60%, 69%)  Turquoise
#d480df  rgb(212, 128, 223)  hsl(293, 60%, 69%)  Orchid