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#DFD58E

#dfd58e ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd58e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 36.32% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.59°, 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 14.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.6523

Complementary

  1. #dfd58e
  2. #8e98df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd58e
  2. #8ec1df
  3. #ad8edf

Analogous

  1. #dfad8e
  2. #dfd58e
  3. #c1df8e

Triadic

  1. #dfd58e
  2. #8edfd5
  3. #d58edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd58e
  2. #98df8e
  3. #8e98df
  4. #d58edf

Square

  1. #dfd58e
  2. #8edfad
  3. #8e98df
  4. #df8ec1

Monochromatic

  1. #a5972f
  2. #cebf52
  3. #dfd58e
  4. #f0ebca
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd58e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd58e
  2. #c9c080
  3. #b2aa72
  4. #9c9563
  5. #868055
  6. #706b47
  7. #595539
  8. #43402b
  9. #2d2b1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd58e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd58e
  2. #e2d999
  3. #e5dda5
  4. #e9e2b0
  5. #ece6bb
  6. #efeac7
  7. #f2eed2
  8. #f5f2dd
  9. #f9f7e8
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd58e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd58e
  2. #d6cd8d
  3. #ccc48b
  4. #c3bc8a
  5. #b9b388
  6. #b0ab87
  7. #a6a286
  8. #9d9a84
  9. #939183
  10. #8a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d189 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d591 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebccc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d28b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d590 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cfb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd58e {
  color: #dfd58e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd58e {
  background-color: #dfd58e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd58e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd58e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd58e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 56% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd58e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd58e, #c1df8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd58e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 142 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.23 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.56 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.79 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.82 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.01 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.59 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.36 #202a71 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd58e  rgb(223, 213, 142)  hsl(53, 56%, 72%)  Flax
#8e98df  rgb(142, 152, 223)  hsl(233, 56%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8edfd5  rgb(142, 223, 213)  hsl(173, 56%, 72%)  Pale Turquoise
#d58edf  rgb(213, 142, 223)  hsl(293, 56%, 72%)  Violet