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#DFD78A

#dfd78a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd78a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.31% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 38.12% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.35°, with 57.05% saturation and 70.78% 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 14.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.6612

Complementary

  1. #dfd78a
  2. #8a92df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd78a
  2. #8abcdf
  3. #ac8adf

Analogous

  1. #dfac8a
  2. #dfd78a
  3. #bcdf8a

Triadic

  1. #dfd78a
  2. #8adfd7
  3. #d78adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd78a
  2. #92df8a
  3. #8a92df
  4. #d78adf

Square

  1. #dfd78a
  2. #8adfac
  3. #8a92df
  4. #df8abc

Monochromatic

  1. #a3982d
  2. #cfc24e
  3. #dfd78a
  4. #efecc6
  5. #fbfaef

Shades

#dfd78a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd78a
  2. #c9c27c
  3. #b2ac6e
  4. #9c9761
  5. #868153
  6. #706c45
  7. #595637
  8. #434129
  9. #2d2b1c
  10. #16160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd78a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd78a
  2. #e2db96
  3. #e5dfa1
  4. #e9e3ad
  5. #ece7b9
  6. #efebc5
  7. #f2efd0
  8. #f5f3dc
  9. #f9f7e8
  10. #fcfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd78a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd78a
  2. #d6ce89
  3. #ccc688
  4. #c3bd87
  5. #b9b486
  6. #b0ac85
  7. #a6a384
  8. #9d9a83
  9. #939182
  10. #8a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d5bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d284 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d68d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcdc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d487 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d78c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d1b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd78a {
  color: #dfd78a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd78a {
  background-color: #dfd78a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd78a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd78a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd78a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd78a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd78a, #bcdf8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd78a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 138 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.78 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.97 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.22 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.59 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.98 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.64 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.12 #202875 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd78a  rgb(223, 215, 138)  hsl(54, 57%, 71%)  Flax
#8a92df  rgb(138, 146, 223)  hsl(234, 57%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8adfd7  rgb(138, 223, 215)  hsl(174, 57%, 71%)  Pale Turquoise
#d78adf  rgb(215, 138, 223)  hsl(294, 57%, 71%)  Violet