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#DFD58C

#dfd58c ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd58c 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 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 37.22% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.77°, with 56.46% saturation and 71.18% 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 14.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.6517

Complementary

  1. #dfd58c
  2. #8c96df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd58c
  2. #8cc0df
  3. #ac8cdf

Analogous

  1. #dfac8c
  2. #dfd58c
  3. #c0df8c

Triadic

  1. #dfd58c
  2. #8cdfd5
  3. #d58cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd58c
  2. #96df8c
  3. #8c96df
  4. #d58cdf

Square

  1. #dfd58c
  2. #8cdfac
  3. #8c96df
  4. #df8cc0

Monochromatic

  1. #a4962e
  2. #cebf50
  3. #dfd58c
  4. #f0ebc8
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd58c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd58c
  2. #c9c07e
  3. #b2aa70
  4. #9c9562
  5. #868054
  6. #706b46
  7. #595538
  8. #43402a
  9. #2d2b1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd58c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd58c
  2. #e2d998
  3. #e5dda3
  4. #e9e2af
  5. #ece6ba
  6. #efeac6
  7. #f2eed1
  8. #f5f2dd
  9. #f9f7e8
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd58c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd58c
  2. #d6cd8b
  3. #ccc48a
  4. #c3bc88
  5. #b9b387
  6. #b0ab86
  7. #a6a285
  8. #9d9a84
  9. #939182
  10. #8a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d087 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d58f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcbc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d289 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d58e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cfaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd58c {
  color: #dfd58c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd58c {
  background-color: #dfd58c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd58c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd58c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd58c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 56% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd58c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd58c, #c0df8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd58c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 140 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.98 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.33 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.60 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.97 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.23 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.25 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.16 #202a73 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd58c  rgb(223, 213, 140)  hsl(53, 56%, 71%)  Flax
#8c96df  rgb(140, 150, 223)  hsl(233, 56%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8cdfd5  rgb(140, 223, 213)  hsl(173, 56%, 71%)  Turquoise
#d58cdf  rgb(213, 140, 223)  hsl(293, 56%, 71%)  Violet