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#DFD68C

#dfd68c ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd68c 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 54.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 37.22% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.49°, with 56.46% saturation and 71.18% 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 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.6567

Complementary

  1. #dfd68c
  2. #8c95df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd68c
  2. #8cbfdf
  3. #ad8cdf

Analogous

  1. #dfad8c
  2. #dfd68c
  3. #bfdf8c

Triadic

  1. #dfd68c
  2. #8cdfd6
  3. #d68cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd68c
  2. #95df8c
  3. #8c95df
  4. #d68cdf

Square

  1. #dfd68c
  2. #8cdfad
  3. #8c95df
  4. #df8cbf

Monochromatic

  1. #a4972e
  2. #cec150
  3. #dfd68c
  4. #f0ebc8
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd68c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd68c
  2. #c9c17e
  3. #b2ab70
  4. #9c9662
  5. #868054
  6. #706b46
  7. #595638
  8. #43402a
  9. #2d2b1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd68c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd68c
  2. #e2da98
  3. #e5dea3
  4. #e9e2af
  5. #ece6ba
  6. #efebc6
  7. #f2efd1
  8. #f5f3dd
  9. #f9f7e8
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd68c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd68c
  2. #d6cd8b
  3. #ccc58a
  4. #c3bc88
  5. #b9b487
  6. #b0ab86
  7. #a6a285
  8. #9d9a84
  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 #e3d187 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d68f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebccc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d389 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d68e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d0b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd68c {
  color: #dfd68c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd68c {
  background-color: #dfd68c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd68c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd68c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd68c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 140;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 56% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd68c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd68c, #bfdf8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd68c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 140 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.96 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.35 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.36 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.85 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.07 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.31 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.21 #202973 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd68c  rgb(223, 214, 140)  hsl(53, 56%, 71%)  Flax
#8c95df  rgb(140, 149, 223)  hsl(233, 56%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8cdfd6  rgb(140, 223, 214)  hsl(173, 56%, 71%)  Pale Turquoise
#d68cdf  rgb(214, 140, 223)  hsl(293, 56%, 71%)  Violet