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#DFD589

#dfd589 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd589 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 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 38.57% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.02°, 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 14.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.6508

Complementary

  1. #dfd589
  2. #8993df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd589
  2. #89bedf
  3. #aa89df

Analogous

  1. #dfaa89
  2. #dfd589
  3. #bedf89

Triadic

  1. #dfd589
  2. #89dfd5
  3. #d589df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd589
  2. #93df89
  3. #8993df
  4. #d589df

Square

  1. #dfd589
  2. #89dfaa
  3. #8993df
  4. #df89be

Monochromatic

  1. #a3952c
  2. #cfc04d
  3. #dfd589
  4. #efeac5
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd589 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd589
  2. #c9c07b
  3. #b2aa6e
  4. #9c9560
  5. #868052
  6. #706b45
  7. #595537
  8. #434029
  9. #2d2b1b
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd589 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd589
  2. #e2d995
  3. #e5dda1
  4. #e9e2ac
  5. #ece6b8
  6. #efeac4
  7. #f2eed0
  8. #f5f2dc
  9. #f9f7e7
  10. #fcfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd589 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd589
  2. #d6cd88
  3. #ccc487
  4. #c3bc86
  5. #b9b385
  6. #b0ab85
  7. #a6a284
  8. #9d9a83
  9. #939182
  10. #8a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d083 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d58c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcbc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d286 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d58b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cfae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd589 {
  color: #dfd589;
}
Background
.bg-dfd589 {
  background-color: #dfd589;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd589 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd589;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd589;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd589 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd589, #bedf89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd589 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 137 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.64 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.03 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.32 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.70 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.28 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.61 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.89 #202a76 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd589  rgb(223, 213, 137)  hsl(53, 57%, 71%)  Flax
#8993df  rgb(137, 147, 223)  hsl(233, 57%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#89dfd5  rgb(137, 223, 213)  hsl(173, 57%, 71%)  Turquoise
#d589df  rgb(213, 137, 223)  hsl(293, 57%, 71%)  Violet