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#D9C97F

#d9c97f ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d9c97f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 78.82% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.37% magenta, 41.47% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 49.33°, with 54.22% saturation and 67.45% 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 12.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.5806

Complementary

  1. #d9c97f
  2. #7f8fd9

Split complementary

  1. #d9c97f
  2. #7fbcd9
  3. #9c7fd9

Analogous

  1. #d99c7f
  2. #d9c97f
  3. #bcd97f

Triadic

  1. #d9c97f
  2. #7fd9c9
  3. #c97fd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9c97f
  2. #8fd97f
  3. #7f8fd9
  4. #c97fd9

Square

  1. #d9c97f
  2. #7fd99c
  3. #7f8fd9
  4. #d97fbc

Monochromatic

  1. #93812c
  2. #c7b044
  3. #d9c97f
  4. #ebe2ba
  5. #faf8ef

Shades

#d9c97f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9c97f
  2. #c3b572
  3. #aea166
  4. #988d59
  5. #82794c
  6. #6d6540
  7. #575033
  8. #413c26
  9. #2b2819
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9c97f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9c97f
  2. #ddce8c
  3. #e1d499
  4. #e4d9a5
  5. #e8dfb2
  6. #ece4bf
  7. #f0e9cc
  8. #f4efd9
  9. #f7f4e5
  10. #fbfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9c97f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9c97f
  2. #d0c27f
  3. #c7ba7f
  4. #beb37f
  5. #b5ac7f
  6. #ada580
  7. #a49d80
  8. #9b9680
  9. #928f80
  10. #898780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc9b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c579 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbcb82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6bfb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c77c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #daca81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1c3a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9c97f {
  color: #d9c97f;
}
Background
.bg-d9c97f {
  background-color: #d9c97f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9c97f {
  border: 2px solid #d9c97f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9c97f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 201 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 54% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9c97f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9c97f, #bcd97f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9c97f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 201 127 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.11 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.25 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 5.98 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.52 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.64 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.03 #263680 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Flax
#d9c97f  rgb(217, 201, 127)  hsl(49, 54%, 67%)  Flax
#7f8fd9  rgb(127, 143, 217)  hsl(229, 54%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#7fd9c9  rgb(127, 217, 201)  hsl(169, 54%, 67%)  Turquoise
#c97fd9  rgb(201, 127, 217)  hsl(289, 54%, 67%)  Orchid