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#DFD688

#dfd688 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd688 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 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 39.01% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.79°, with 57.62% saturation and 70.39% 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 14.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.6556

Complementary

  1. #dfd688
  2. #8891df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd688
  2. #88bddf
  3. #aa88df

Analogous

  1. #dfaa88
  2. #dfd688
  3. #bddf88

Triadic

  1. #dfd688
  2. #88dfd6
  3. #d688df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd688
  2. #91df88
  3. #8891df
  4. #d688df

Square

  1. #dfd688
  2. #88dfaa
  3. #8891df
  4. #df88bd

Monochromatic

  1. #a2962c
  2. #cfc14c
  3. #dfd688
  4. #efebc4
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd688 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd688
  2. #c9c17a
  3. #b2ab6d
  4. #9c965f
  5. #868052
  6. #706b44
  7. #595636
  8. #434029
  9. #2d2b1b
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd688 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd688
  2. #e2da94
  3. #e5dea0
  4. #e9e2ac
  5. #ece6b8
  6. #efebc4
  7. #f2efcf
  8. #f5f3db
  9. #f9f7e7
  10. #fcfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd688 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd688
  2. #d6cd87
  3. #ccc586
  4. #c3bc86
  5. #b9b485
  6. #b0ab84
  7. #a6a283
  8. #9d9a82
  9. #939182
  10. #8a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d182 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d68b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebccc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d385 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d68a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d0ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd688 {
  color: #dfd688;
}
Background
.bg-dfd688 {
  background-color: #dfd688;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd688 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd688;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd688;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 58% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd688 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd688, #bddf88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd688 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 136 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.55 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.99 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.02 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.38 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.29 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.81 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.88 #202977 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd688  rgb(223, 214, 136)  hsl(54, 58%, 70%)  Flax
#8891df  rgb(136, 145, 223)  hsl(234, 58%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#88dfd6  rgb(136, 223, 214)  hsl(174, 58%, 70%)  Medium Turquoise
#d688df  rgb(214, 136, 223)  hsl(294, 58%, 70%)  Violet