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#DFD68B

#dfd68b ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd68b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 37.67% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.57°, with 56.76% saturation and 70.98% 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 14.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.6565

Complementary

  1. #dfd68b
  2. #8b94df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd68b
  2. #8bbedf
  3. #ac8bdf

Analogous

  1. #dfac8b
  2. #dfd68b
  3. #bedf8b

Triadic

  1. #dfd68b
  2. #8bdfd6
  3. #d68bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd68b
  2. #94df8b
  3. #8b94df
  4. #d68bdf

Square

  1. #dfd68b
  2. #8bdfac
  3. #8b94df
  4. #df8bbe

Monochromatic

  1. #a4972d
  2. #cec14f
  3. #dfd68b
  4. #f0ebc7
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd68b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd68b
  2. #c9c17d
  3. #b2ab6f
  4. #9c9661
  5. #868053
  6. #706b46
  7. #595638
  8. #43402a
  9. #2d2b1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd68b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd68b
  2. #e2da97
  3. #e5dea2
  4. #e9e2ae
  5. #ece6b9
  6. #efebc5
  7. #f2efd1
  8. #f5f3dc
  9. #f9f7e8
  10. #fcfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd68b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd68b
  2. #d6cd8a
  3. #ccc589
  4. #c3bc88
  5. #b9b487
  6. #b0ab86
  7. #a6a284
  8. #9d9a83
  9. #939182
  10. #8a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d185 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d68e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebccc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d388 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d68d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d0af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd68b {
  color: #dfd68b;
}
Background
.bg-dfd68b {
  background-color: #dfd68b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd68b {
  border: 2px solid #dfd68b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd68b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd68b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd68b, #bedf8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd68b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 139 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.85 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.25 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.26 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.89 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.96 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.43 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.12 #202974 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd68b  rgb(223, 214, 139)  hsl(54, 57%, 71%)  Flax
#8b94df  rgb(139, 148, 223)  hsl(234, 57%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8bdfd6  rgb(139, 223, 214)  hsl(174, 57%, 71%)  Pale Turquoise
#d68bdf  rgb(214, 139, 223)  hsl(294, 57%, 71%)  Violet