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#DFD57F

#dfd57f ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd57f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.53% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 43.05% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.75°, with 60% saturation and 68.63% 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 13.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.6481

Complementary

  1. #dfd57f
  2. #7f89df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd57f
  2. #7fb9df
  3. #a57fdf

Analogous

  1. #dfa57f
  2. #dfd57f
  3. #b9df7f

Triadic

  1. #dfd57f
  2. #7fdfd5
  3. #d57fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd57f
  2. #89df7f
  3. #7f89df
  4. #d57fdf

Square

  1. #dfd57f
  2. #7fdfa5
  3. #7f89df
  4. #df7fb9

Monochromatic

  1. #9e9127
  2. #d0c142
  3. #dfd57f
  4. #eee9bc
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd57f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd57f
  2. #c9c072
  3. #b2aa66
  4. #9c9559
  5. #86804c
  6. #706b40
  7. #595533
  8. #434026
  9. #2d2b19
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd57f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd57f
  2. #e2d98c
  3. #e5dd99
  4. #e9e2a5
  5. #ece6b2
  6. #efeabf
  7. #f2eecc
  8. #f5f2d9
  9. #f9f7e5
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd57f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd57f
  2. #d6cd7f
  3. #ccc47f
  4. #c3bc7f
  5. #b9b37f
  6. #b0ab80
  7. #a6a280
  8. #9d9a80
  9. #939180
  10. #8a8980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d078 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d583 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccac0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d27b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d581 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cfaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd57f {
  color: #dfd57f;
}
Background
.bg-dfd57f {
  background-color: #dfd57f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd57f {
  border: 2px solid #dfd57f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd57f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 60% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd57f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd57f, #b9df7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd57f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 127 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.99 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.06 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.47 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.85 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.30 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.44 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.90 #202a80 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd57f  rgb(223, 213, 127)  hsl(54, 60%, 69%)  Flax
#7f89df  rgb(127, 137, 223)  hsl(234, 60%, 69%)  Glaucous
#7fdfd5  rgb(127, 223, 213)  hsl(174, 60%, 69%)  Turquoise
#d57fdf  rgb(213, 127, 223)  hsl(294, 60%, 69%)  Orchid