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#DFD58F

#dfd58f ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd58f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 35.87% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.5°, with 55.56% saturation and 71.76% 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 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.6526

Complementary

  1. #dfd58f
  2. #8f99df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd58f
  2. #8fc1df
  3. #ad8fdf

Analogous

  1. #dfad8f
  2. #dfd58f
  3. #c1df8f

Triadic

  1. #dfd58f
  2. #8fdfd5
  3. #d58fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd58f
  2. #99df8f
  3. #8f99df
  4. #d58fdf

Square

  1. #dfd58f
  2. #8fdfad
  3. #8f99df
  4. #df8fc1

Monochromatic

  1. #a6972f
  2. #cebf53
  3. #dfd58f
  4. #f0ebca
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd58f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd58f
  2. #c9c081
  3. #b2aa72
  4. #9c9564
  5. #868056
  6. #706b48
  7. #595539
  8. #43402b
  9. #2d2b1d
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd58f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd58f
  2. #e2d99a
  3. #e5dda5
  4. #e9e2b1
  5. #ece6bc
  6. #efeac7
  7. #f2eed2
  8. #f5f2dd
  9. #f9f7e9
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd58f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd58f
  2. #d6cd8e
  3. #ccc48c
  4. #c3bc8b
  5. #b9b389
  6. #b0ab88
  7. #a6a286
  8. #9d9a85
  9. #939183
  10. #8a8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d18a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d592 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eaccc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d28c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d591 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d0b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd58f {
  color: #dfd58f;
}
Background
.bg-dfd58f {
  background-color: #dfd58f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd58f {
  border: 2px solid #dfd58f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd58f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 56% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd58f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd58f, #c1df8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd58f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 143 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.37 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.68 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.71 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.90 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.93 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.77 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.47 #202a70 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd58f  rgb(223, 213, 143)  hsl(53, 56%, 72%)  Flax
#8f99df  rgb(143, 153, 223)  hsl(233, 56%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8fdfd5  rgb(143, 223, 213)  hsl(173, 56%, 72%)  Pale Turquoise
#d58fdf  rgb(213, 143, 223)  hsl(293, 56%, 72%)  Plum