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#DFD581

#dfd581 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd581 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 42.15% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.62°, with 59.49% saturation and 69.02% 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 13.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.05.

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Relative luminance0.6486

Complementary

  1. #dfd581
  2. #818bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd581
  2. #81badf
  3. #a681df

Analogous

  1. #dfa681
  2. #dfd581
  3. #badf81

Triadic

  1. #dfd581
  2. #81dfd5
  3. #d581df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd581
  2. #8bdf81
  3. #818bdf
  4. #d581df

Square

  1. #dfd581
  2. #81dfa6
  3. #818bdf
  4. #df81ba

Monochromatic

  1. #9f9228
  2. #d0c144
  3. #dfd581
  4. #eee9be
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd581 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd581
  2. #c9c074
  3. #b2aa67
  4. #9c955a
  5. #86804d
  6. #706b41
  7. #595534
  8. #434027
  9. #2d2b1a
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd581 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd581
  2. #e2d98e
  3. #e5dd9a
  4. #e9e2a7
  5. #ece6b3
  6. #efeac0
  7. #f2eecd
  8. #f5f2d9
  9. #f9f7e6
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd581 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd581
  2. #d6cd81
  3. #ccc481
  4. #c3bc81
  5. #b9b381
  6. #b0ab81
  7. #a6a280
  8. #9d9a80
  9. #939180
  10. #8a8980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d07a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d584 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eccac1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d27d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d583 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7cfab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd581 {
  color: #dfd581;
}
Background
.bg-dfd581 {
  background-color: #dfd581;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd581 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd581;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd581;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 59% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd581 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd581, #badf81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd581 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 129 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.05 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.38 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.52 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.89 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.38 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.19 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.64 #202a7e Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd581  rgb(223, 213, 129)  hsl(54, 59%, 69%)  Flax
#818bdf  rgb(129, 139, 223)  hsl(234, 59%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#81dfd5  rgb(129, 223, 213)  hsl(174, 59%, 69%)  Turquoise
#d581df  rgb(213, 129, 223)  hsl(294, 59%, 69%)  Orchid