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#DFD78B

#dfd78b ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd78b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 37.67% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.29°, 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 14.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.6615

Complementary

  1. #dfd78b
  2. #8b93df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd78b
  2. #8bbddf
  3. #ad8bdf

Analogous

  1. #dfad8b
  2. #dfd78b
  3. #bddf8b

Triadic

  1. #dfd78b
  2. #8bdfd7
  3. #d78bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd78b
  2. #93df8b
  3. #8b93df
  4. #d78bdf

Square

  1. #dfd78b
  2. #8bdfad
  3. #8b93df
  4. #df8bbd

Monochromatic

  1. #a4992d
  2. #cec24f
  3. #dfd78b
  4. #f0ecc7
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd78b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd78b
  2. #c9c27d
  3. #b2ac6f
  4. #9c9761
  5. #868153
  6. #706c46
  7. #595638
  8. #43412a
  9. #2d2b1c
  10. #16160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd78b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd78b
  2. #e2db97
  3. #e5dfa2
  4. #e9e3ae
  5. #ece7b9
  6. #efebc5
  7. #f2efd1
  8. #f5f3dc
  9. #f9f7e8
  10. #fcfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd78b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd78b
  2. #d6ce8a
  3. #ccc689
  4. #c3bd88
  5. #b9b487
  6. #b0ac86
  7. #a6a384
  8. #9d9a83
  9. #939182
  10. #8a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d5bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d285 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d68e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebcdc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d488 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d78d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d1b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd78b {
  color: #dfd78b;
}
Background
.bg-dfd78b {
  background-color: #dfd78b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd78b {
  border: 2px solid #dfd78b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd78b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd78b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd78b, #bddf8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd78b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 139 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.87 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.05 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.31 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.76 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.87 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.51 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.20 #202874 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd78b  rgb(223, 215, 139)  hsl(54, 57%, 71%)  Flax
#8b93df  rgb(139, 147, 223)  hsl(234, 57%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8bdfd7  rgb(139, 223, 215)  hsl(174, 57%, 71%)  Pale Turquoise
#d78bdf  rgb(215, 139, 223)  hsl(294, 57%, 71%)  Violet