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#DFD489

#dfd489 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd489 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 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 38.57% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.33°, with 57.33% saturation and 70.59% 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 13.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6458

Complementary

  1. #dfd489
  2. #8994df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd489
  2. #89bfdf
  3. #a989df

Analogous

  1. #dfa989
  2. #dfd489
  3. #bfdf89

Triadic

  1. #dfd489
  2. #89dfd4
  3. #d489df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd489
  2. #94df89
  3. #8994df
  4. #d489df

Square

  1. #dfd489
  2. #89dfa9
  3. #8994df
  4. #df89bf

Monochromatic

  1. #a3942c
  2. #cfbe4d
  3. #dfd489
  4. #efeac5
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd489 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd489
  2. #c9bf7b
  3. #b2aa6e
  4. #9c9460
  5. #867f52
  6. #706a45
  7. #595537
  8. #434029
  9. #2d2a1b
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd489 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd489
  2. #e2d895
  3. #e5dda1
  4. #e9e1ac
  5. #ece5b8
  6. #efeac4
  7. #f2eed0
  8. #f5f2dc
  9. #f9f6e7
  10. #fcfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd489 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd489
  2. #d6cc88
  3. #ccc387
  4. #c3bb86
  5. #b9b285
  6. #b0aa85
  7. #a6a284
  8. #9d9983
  9. #939182
  10. #8a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d3b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1cf83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d48c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcac1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d186 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d48b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ceae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd489 {
  color: #dfd489;
}
Background
.bg-dfd489 {
  background-color: #dfd489;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd489 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd489;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd489;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd489 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd489, #bfdf89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd489 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 137 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.68 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.02 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.58 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.88 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.40 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.57 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.85 #202b76 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd489  rgb(223, 212, 137)  hsl(52, 57%, 71%)  Flax
#8994df  rgb(137, 148, 223)  hsl(232, 57%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#89dfd4  rgb(137, 223, 212)  hsl(172, 57%, 71%)  Turquoise
#d489df  rgb(212, 137, 223)  hsl(292, 57%, 71%)  Violet