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#D5CF8A

#d5cf8a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d5cf8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.53% red, 81.18% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.82% magenta, 35.21% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 55.2°, with 47.17% saturation and 68.82% 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 13.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 5.9.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6061

Complementary

  1. #d5cf8a
  2. #8a90d5

Split complementary

  1. #d5cf8a
  2. #8ab5d5
  3. #a98ad5

Analogous

  1. #d5a98a
  2. #d5cf8a
  3. #b5d58a

Triadic

  1. #d5cf8a
  2. #8ad5cf
  3. #cf8ad5

Tetradic

  1. #d5cf8a
  2. #90d58a
  3. #8a90d5
  4. #cf8ad5

Square

  1. #d5cf8a
  2. #8ad5a9
  3. #8a90d5
  4. #d58ab5

Monochromatic

  1. #928a34
  2. #c1b852
  3. #d5cf8a
  4. #e9e6c2
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#d5cf8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d5cf8a
  2. #c0ba7c
  3. #aaa66e
  4. #959161
  5. #807c53
  6. #6b6845
  7. #555337
  8. #403e29
  9. #2b291c
  10. #15150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#d5cf8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d5cf8a
  2. #d9d496
  3. #ddd9a1
  4. #e2ddad
  5. #e6e2b9
  6. #eae7c5
  7. #eeecd0
  8. #f2f1dc
  9. #f7f5e8
  10. #fbfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d5cf8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d5cf8a
  2. #cdc789
  3. #c4bf88
  4. #bcb787
  5. #b3af86
  6. #aba885
  7. #a2a084
  8. #9a9883
  9. #919082
  10. #898881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0cdb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbca85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddce8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0c6bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8cc87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dace8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dbcaab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d5cf8a {
  color: #d5cf8a;
}
Background
.bg-d5cf8a {
  background-color: #d5cf8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d5cf8a {
  border: 2px solid #d5cf8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d5cf8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 213 207 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 47% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d5cf8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d5cf8a, #b5d58a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d5cf8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(213 207 138 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.90 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.04 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.27 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.39 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.42 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.47 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.56 #2a3075 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Flax
#d5cf8a  rgb(213, 207, 138)  hsl(55, 47%, 69%)  Flax
#8a90d5  rgb(138, 144, 213)  hsl(235, 47%, 69%)  Cool Gray
#8ad5cf  rgb(138, 213, 207)  hsl(175, 47%, 69%)  Medium Turquoise
#cf8ad5  rgb(207, 138, 213)  hsl(295, 47%, 69%)  Plum