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#DBCD85

#dbcd85 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbcd85 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80.39% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.39% magenta, 39.27% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 50.23°, with 54.43% saturation and 69.02% 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.67.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6042

Complementary

  1. #dbcd85
  2. #8593db

Split complementary

  1. #dbcd85
  2. #85bedb
  3. #a285db

Analogous

  1. #dba285
  2. #dbcd85
  3. #bedb85

Triadic

  1. #dbcd85
  2. #85dbcd
  3. #cd85db

Tetradic

  1. #dbcd85
  2. #93db85
  3. #8593db
  4. #cd85db

Square

  1. #dbcd85
  2. #85dba2
  3. #8593db
  4. #db85be

Monochromatic

  1. #9a882d
  2. #cab54a
  3. #dbcd85
  4. #ece5c0
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dbcd85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbcd85
  2. #c5b978
  3. #afa46a
  4. #99905d
  5. #837b50
  6. #6e6743
  7. #585235
  8. #423e28
  9. #2c291b
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbcd85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbcd85
  2. #dfd291
  3. #e2d79d
  4. #e6dcaa
  5. #e9e1b6
  6. #ede6c2
  7. #f1ebce
  8. #f4f0da
  9. #f8f5e7
  10. #fbfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbcd85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbcd85
  2. #d2c585
  3. #c9be84
  4. #c0b684
  5. #b7ae83
  6. #aea783
  7. #a49f82
  8. #9b9782
  9. #928f81
  10. #898881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2ccb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac980 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dece88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7c3bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbcb82 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddce87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2c7a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbcd85 {
  color: #dbcd85;
}
Background
.bg-dbcd85 {
  background-color: #dbcd85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbcd85 {
  border: 2px solid #dbcd85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbcd85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 205 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 54% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbcd85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbcd85, #bedb85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbcd85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 205 133 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.67 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.87 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.87 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.25 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.43 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.45 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.59 #24327a Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Flax
#dbcd85  rgb(219, 205, 133)  hsl(50, 54%, 69%)  Flax
#8593db  rgb(133, 147, 219)  hsl(230, 54%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#85dbcd  rgb(133, 219, 205)  hsl(170, 54%, 69%)  Turquoise
#cd85db  rgb(205, 133, 219)  hsl(290, 54%, 69%)  Orchid