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#DFD78E

#dfd78e ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd78e 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 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 36.32% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.07°, with 55.86% saturation and 71.57% 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 14.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.6624

Complementary

  1. #dfd78e
  2. #8e96df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd78e
  2. #8ebfdf
  3. #ae8edf

Analogous

  1. #dfae8e
  2. #dfd78e
  3. #bfdf8e

Triadic

  1. #dfd78e
  2. #8edfd7
  3. #d78edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd78e
  2. #96df8e
  3. #8e96df
  4. #d78edf

Square

  1. #dfd78e
  2. #8edfae
  3. #8e96df
  4. #df8ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #a59a2f
  2. #cec252
  3. #dfd78e
  4. #f0ecca
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd78e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd78e
  2. #c9c280
  3. #b2ac72
  4. #9c9763
  5. #868155
  6. #706c47
  7. #595639
  8. #43412b
  9. #2d2b1c
  10. #16160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd78e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd78e
  2. #e2db99
  3. #e5dfa5
  4. #e9e3b0
  5. #ece7bb
  6. #efebc7
  7. #f2efd2
  8. #f5f3dd
  9. #f9f7e8
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd78e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd78e
  2. #d6ce8d
  3. #ccc68b
  4. #c3bd8a
  5. #b9b488
  6. #b0ac87
  7. #a6a386
  8. #9d9a84
  9. #939183
  10. #8a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d289 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d791 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eacec5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d48b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d790 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d1b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd78e {
  color: #dfd78e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd78e {
  background-color: #dfd78e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd78e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd78e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd78e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 56% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd78e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd78e, #bfdf8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd78e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 142 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.20 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.35 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.54 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.60 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.15 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.29 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.46 #202871 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd78e  rgb(223, 215, 142)  hsl(54, 56%, 72%)  Flax
#8e96df  rgb(142, 150, 223)  hsl(234, 56%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8edfd7  rgb(142, 223, 215)  hsl(174, 56%, 72%)  Pale Turquoise
#d78edf  rgb(215, 142, 223)  hsl(294, 56%, 72%)  Violet