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#D9CC84

#d9cc84 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d9cc84 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 80% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.99% magenta, 39.17% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 50.82°, with 52.8% saturation and 68.43% 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 12.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.596

Complementary

  1. #d9cc84
  2. #8491d9

Split complementary

  1. #d9cc84
  2. #84bcd9
  3. #a184d9

Analogous

  1. #d9a184
  2. #d9cc84
  3. #bcd984

Triadic

  1. #d9cc84
  2. #84d9cc
  3. #cc84d9

Tetradic

  1. #d9cc84
  2. #91d984
  3. #8491d9
  4. #cc84d9

Square

  1. #d9cc84
  2. #84d9a1
  3. #8491d9
  4. #d984bc

Monochromatic

  1. #96862e
  2. #c7b44a
  3. #d9cc84
  4. #ebe4be
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#d9cc84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9cc84
  2. #c3b877
  3. #aea36a
  4. #988f5c
  5. #827a4f
  6. #6d6642
  7. #575235
  8. #413d28
  9. #2b291a
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9cc84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9cc84
  2. #ddd190
  3. #e1d69d
  4. #e4dba9
  5. #e8e0b5
  6. #ece6c2
  7. #f0ebce
  8. #f4f0da
  9. #f7f5e6
  10. #fbfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9cc84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9cc84
  2. #d0c484
  3. #c7bd83
  4. #beb583
  5. #b5ae82
  6. #ada682
  7. #a49e82
  8. #9b9781
  9. #928f81
  10. #898880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1cbb3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c87f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddcd87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5c2ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9ca81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dbcd86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0c6a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9cc84 {
  color: #d9cc84;
}
Background
.bg-d9cc84 {
  background-color: #d9cc84;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9cc84 {
  border: 2px solid #d9cc84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9cc84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 204 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 53% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9cc84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9cc84, #bcd984);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9cc84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 204 132 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.96 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.18 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.95 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.21 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.44 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.71 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.78 #26337b Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Flax
#d9cc84  rgb(217, 204, 132)  hsl(51, 53%, 68%)  Flax
#8491d9  rgb(132, 145, 217)  hsl(231, 53%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#84d9cc  rgb(132, 217, 204)  hsl(171, 53%, 68%)  Turquoise
#cc84d9  rgb(204, 132, 217)  hsl(291, 53%, 68%)  Orchid