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#DFD48E

#dfd48e ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd48e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 36.32% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.85°, with 55.86% saturation and 71.57% 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 13.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.3.

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Relative luminance0.6473

Complementary

  1. #dfd48e
  2. #8e99df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd48e
  2. #8ec2df
  3. #ac8edf

Analogous

  1. #dfac8e
  2. #dfd48e
  3. #c2df8e

Triadic

  1. #dfd48e
  2. #8edfd4
  3. #d48edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd48e
  2. #99df8e
  3. #8e99df
  4. #d48edf

Square

  1. #dfd48e
  2. #8edfac
  3. #8e99df
  4. #df8ec2

Monochromatic

  1. #a5952f
  2. #cebd52
  3. #dfd48e
  4. #f0ebca
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd48e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd48e
  2. #c9bf80
  3. #b2aa72
  4. #9c9463
  5. #867f55
  6. #706a47
  7. #595539
  8. #43402b
  9. #2d2a1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd48e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd48e
  2. #e2d899
  3. #e5dda5
  4. #e9e1b0
  5. #ece5bb
  6. #efeac7
  7. #f2eed2
  8. #f5f2dd
  9. #f9f6e8
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd48e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd48e
  2. #d6cc8d
  3. #ccc38b
  4. #c3bb8a
  5. #b9b288
  6. #b0aa87
  7. #a6a286
  8. #9d9984
  9. #939183
  10. #8a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d2d2d2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d3bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d089 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d591 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcbc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d18b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d490 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6ceb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd48e {
  color: #dfd48e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd48e {
  background-color: #dfd48e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd48e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd48e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd48e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 56% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd48e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd48e, #c2df8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd48e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 142 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.30 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.59 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.96 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.99 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.08 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.78 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.35 #202b71 Inverted #d2d2d2 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd48e  rgb(223, 212, 142)  hsl(52, 56%, 72%)  Flax
#8e99df  rgb(142, 153, 223)  hsl(232, 56%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8edfd4  rgb(142, 223, 212)  hsl(172, 56%, 72%)  Pale Turquoise
#d48edf  rgb(212, 142, 223)  hsl(292, 56%, 72%)  Violet