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#DFD78D

#dfd78d ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd78d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 36.77% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.15°, with 56.16% saturation and 71.37% 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 14.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.6621

Complementary

  1. #dfd78d
  2. #8d95df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd78d
  2. #8dbedf
  3. #ae8ddf

Analogous

  1. #dfae8d
  2. #dfd78d
  3. #bedf8d

Triadic

  1. #dfd78d
  2. #8ddfd7
  3. #d78ddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd78d
  2. #95df8d
  3. #8d95df
  4. #d78ddf

Square

  1. #dfd78d
  2. #8ddfae
  3. #8d95df
  4. #df8dbe

Monochromatic

  1. #a5992e
  2. #cec251
  3. #dfd78d
  4. #f0ecc9
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dfd78d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd78d
  2. #c9c27f
  3. #b2ac71
  4. #9c9763
  5. #868155
  6. #706c47
  7. #595638
  8. #43412a
  9. #2d2b1c
  10. #16160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd78d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd78d
  2. #e2db98
  3. #e5dfa4
  4. #e9e3af
  5. #ece7bb
  6. #efebc6
  7. #f2efd1
  8. #f5f3dd
  9. #f9f7e8
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd78d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd78d
  2. #d6ce8c
  3. #ccc68a
  4. #c3bd89
  5. #b9b488
  6. #b0ac87
  7. #a6a385
  8. #9d9a84
  9. #939183
  10. #8a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d288 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d790 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eacec4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d48a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d78f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d1b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd78d {
  color: #dfd78d;
}
Background
.bg-dfd78d {
  background-color: #dfd78d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd78d {
  border: 2px solid #dfd78d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd78d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 56% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd78d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd78d, #bedf8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd78d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 141 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.08 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.24 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.49 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.65 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.11 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.27 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.37 #202872 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd78d  rgb(223, 215, 141)  hsl(54, 56%, 71%)  Flax
#8d95df  rgb(141, 149, 223)  hsl(234, 56%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8ddfd7  rgb(141, 223, 215)  hsl(174, 56%, 71%)  Pale Turquoise
#d78ddf  rgb(215, 141, 223)  hsl(294, 56%, 71%)  Violet