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#DFD686

#dfd686 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd686 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 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 39.91% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.93°, with 58.17% saturation and 70% 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 14.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.39.

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Relative luminance0.655

Complementary

  1. #dfd686
  2. #868fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd686
  2. #86bcdf
  3. #a986df

Analogous

  1. #dfa986
  2. #dfd686
  3. #bcdf86

Triadic

  1. #dfd686
  2. #86dfd6
  3. #d686df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd686
  2. #8fdf86
  3. #868fdf
  4. #d686df

Square

  1. #dfd686
  2. #86dfa9
  3. #868fdf
  4. #df86bc

Monochromatic

  1. #a1952b
  2. #cfc149
  3. #dfd686
  4. #efeac2
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd686 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd686
  2. #c9c179
  3. #b2ab6b
  4. #9c965e
  5. #868050
  6. #706b43
  7. #595636
  8. #434028
  9. #2d2b1b
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd686 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd686
  2. #e2da92
  3. #e5de9e
  4. #e9e2aa
  5. #ece6b6
  6. #efebc3
  7. #f2efcf
  8. #f5f3db
  9. #f9f7e7
  10. #fcfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd686 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd686
  2. #d6cd85
  3. #ccc585
  4. #c3bc84
  5. #b9b484
  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 14.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d180 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d689 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebccc2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d382 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d688 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d0ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd686 {
  color: #dfd686;
}
Background
.bg-dfd686 {
  background-color: #dfd686;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd686 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd686;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd686;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 58% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd686 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd686, #bcdf86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd686 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 134 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.39 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.85 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.89 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.04 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.52 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.75 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.07 #202979 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd686  rgb(223, 214, 134)  hsl(54, 58%, 70%)  Flax
#868fdf  rgb(134, 143, 223)  hsl(234, 58%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#86dfd6  rgb(134, 223, 214)  hsl(174, 58%, 70%)  Turquoise
#d686df  rgb(214, 134, 223)  hsl(294, 58%, 70%)  Violet