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#DFD68F

#dfd68f ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd68f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 35.87% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.25°, with 55.56% saturation and 71.76% 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 14.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.6576

Complementary

  1. #dfd68f
  2. #8f98df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd68f
  2. #8fc0df
  3. #ae8fdf

Analogous

  1. #dfae8f
  2. #dfd68f
  3. #c0df8f

Triadic

  1. #dfd68f
  2. #8fdfd6
  3. #d68fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd68f
  2. #98df8f
  3. #8f98df
  4. #d68fdf

Square

  1. #dfd68f
  2. #8fdfae
  3. #8f98df
  4. #df8fc0

Monochromatic

  1. #a6982f
  2. #cec053
  3. #dfd68f
  4. #f0ecca
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd68f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd68f
  2. #c9c181
  3. #b2ab72
  4. #9c9664
  5. #868056
  6. #706b48
  7. #595639
  8. #43402b
  9. #2d2b1d
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd68f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd68f
  2. #e2da9a
  3. #e5dea5
  4. #e9e2b1
  5. #ece6bc
  6. #efebc7
  7. #f2efd2
  8. #f5f3dd
  9. #f9f7e9
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd68f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd68f
  2. #d6cd8e
  3. #ccc58c
  4. #c3bc8b
  5. #b9b489
  6. #b0ab88
  7. #a6a286
  8. #9d9a85
  9. #939183
  10. #8a8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d5bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d18a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d692 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eacdc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d38c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d691 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d0b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd68f {
  color: #dfd68f;
}
Background
.bg-dfd68f {
  background-color: #dfd68f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd68f {
  border: 2px solid #dfd68f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd68f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 56% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd68f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd68f, #c0df8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd68f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 143 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.32 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.56 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.68 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.69 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.95 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.61 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.50 #202970 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd68f  rgb(223, 214, 143)  hsl(53, 56%, 72%)  Flax
#8f98df  rgb(143, 152, 223)  hsl(233, 56%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8fdfd6  rgb(143, 223, 214)  hsl(173, 56%, 72%)  Pale Turquoise
#d68fdf  rgb(214, 143, 223)  hsl(293, 56%, 72%)  Plum