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#DFD685

#dfd685 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd685 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.92% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 40.36% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54°, with 58.44% saturation and 69.8% 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 14.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.32.

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Relative luminance0.6547

Complementary

  1. #dfd685
  2. #858edf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd685
  2. #85bbdf
  3. #a985df

Analogous

  1. #dfa985
  2. #dfd685
  3. #bbdf85

Triadic

  1. #dfd685
  2. #85dfd6
  3. #d685df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd685
  2. #8edf85
  3. #858edf
  4. #d685df

Square

  1. #dfd685
  2. #85dfa9
  3. #858edf
  4. #df85bb

Monochromatic

  1. #a1952a
  2. #cfc248
  3. #dfd685
  4. #efeac2
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd685 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd685
  2. #c9c178
  3. #b2ab6a
  4. #9c965d
  5. #868050
  6. #706b43
  7. #595635
  8. #434028
  9. #2d2b1b
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd685 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd685
  2. #e2da91
  3. #e5de9d
  4. #e9e2aa
  5. #ece6b6
  6. #efebc2
  7. #f2efce
  8. #f5f3da
  9. #f9f7e7
  10. #fcfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd685 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd685
  2. #d6cd85
  3. #ccc584
  4. #c3bc84
  5. #b9b483
  6. #b0ab83
  7. #a6a282
  8. #9d9a82
  9. #939181
  10. #8a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d17f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d688 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebccc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d381 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d687 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d0ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd685 {
  color: #dfd685;
}
Background
.bg-dfd685 {
  background-color: #dfd685;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd685 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd685;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd685;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 58% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd685 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd685, #bbdf85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd685 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 133 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.32 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.79 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.83 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.87 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.64 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.69 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.20 #20297a Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd685  rgb(223, 214, 133)  hsl(54, 58%, 70%)  Flax
#858edf  rgb(133, 142, 223)  hsl(234, 58%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#85dfd6  rgb(133, 223, 214)  hsl(174, 58%, 70%)  Turquoise
#d685df  rgb(214, 133, 223)  hsl(294, 58%, 70%)  Violet