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#DFD78F

#dfd78f ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd78f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 35.87% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54°, 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 14.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.6627

Complementary

  1. #dfd78f
  2. #8f97df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd78f
  2. #8fbfdf
  3. #af8fdf

Analogous

  1. #dfaf8f
  2. #dfd78f
  3. #bfdf8f

Triadic

  1. #dfd78f
  2. #8fdfd7
  3. #d78fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd78f
  2. #97df8f
  3. #8f97df
  4. #d78fdf

Square

  1. #dfd78f
  2. #8fdfaf
  3. #8f97df
  4. #df8fbf

Monochromatic

  1. #a69a2f
  2. #cec253
  3. #dfd78f
  4. #f0ecca
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd78f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd78f
  2. #c9c281
  3. #b2ac72
  4. #9c9764
  5. #868156
  6. #706c48
  7. #595639
  8. #43412b
  9. #2d2b1d
  10. #16160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd78f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd78f
  2. #e2db9a
  3. #e5dfa5
  4. #e9e3b1
  5. #ece7bc
  6. #efebc7
  7. #f2efd2
  8. #f5f3dd
  9. #f9f7e9
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd78f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd78f
  2. #d6ce8e
  3. #ccc68c
  4. #c3bd8b
  5. #b9b489
  6. #b0ac88
  7. #a6a386
  8. #9d9a85
  9. #939183
  10. #8a8982
  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 #d9d6bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d28a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d792 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eacec5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d48c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d791 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d1b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd78f {
  color: #dfd78f;
}
Background
.bg-dfd78f {
  background-color: #dfd78f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd78f {
  border: 2px solid #dfd78f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd78f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 56% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd78f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd78f, #bfdf8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd78f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 143 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.32 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.44 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.46 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.70 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.47 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.56 #202870 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Flax
#dfd78f  rgb(223, 215, 143)  hsl(54, 56%, 72%)  Flax
#8f97df  rgb(143, 151, 223)  hsl(234, 56%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8fdfd7  rgb(143, 223, 215)  hsl(174, 56%, 72%)  Pale Turquoise
#d78fdf  rgb(215, 143, 223)  hsl(294, 56%, 72%)  Plum