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#DBCC79

#dbcc79 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbcc79 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.85% magenta, 44.75% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 50.82°, with 57.65% saturation and 66.67% 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.5963

Complementary

  1. #dbcc79
  2. #7988db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcc79
  2. #79b9db
  3. #9b79db

Analogous

  1. #db9b79
  2. #dbcc79
  3. #b9db79

Triadic

  1. #dbcc79
  2. #79dbcc
  3. #cc79db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcc79
  2. #88db79
  3. #7988db
  4. #cc79db

Square

  1. #dbcc79
  2. #79db9b
  3. #7988db
  4. #db79b9

Monochromatic

  1. #938328
  2. #cbb53d
  3. #dbcc79
  4. #ebe3b5
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dbcc79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcc79
  2. #c5b86d
  3. #afa361
  4. #998f55
  5. #837a49
  6. #6e663d
  7. #585230
  8. #423d24
  9. #2c2918
  10. #16140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcc79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcc79
  2. #dfd186
  3. #e2d694
  4. #e6dba1
  5. #e9e0af
  6. #ede6bc
  7. #f1ebc9
  8. #f4f0d7
  9. #f8f5e4
  10. #fbfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcc79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcc79
  2. #d2c47a
  3. #c9bd7a
  4. #c0b57b
  5. #b7ae7c
  6. #aea67d
  7. #a49e7d
  8. #9b977e
  9. #928f7f
  10. #89887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cbb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac872 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfcd7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8c1b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc975 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcd7b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3c6a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcc79 {
  color: #dbcc79;
}
Background
.bg-dbcc79 {
  background-color: #dbcc79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcc79 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcc79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcc79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 204 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 58% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcc79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcc79, #b9db79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcc79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 204 121 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.02 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.24 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.45 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.70 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.98 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.60 #243386 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Flax
#dbcc79  rgb(219, 204, 121)  hsl(51, 58%, 67%)  Flax
#7988db  rgb(121, 136, 219)  hsl(231, 58%, 67%)  Glaucous
#79dbcc  rgb(121, 219, 204)  hsl(171, 58%, 67%)  Turquoise
#cc79db  rgb(204, 121, 219)  hsl(291, 58%, 67%)  Orchid