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#DBCE7A

#dbce7a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbce7a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 80.78% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.94% magenta, 44.29% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 51.96°, with 57.4% saturation and 66.86% 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 3.79.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6061

Complementary

  1. #dbce7a
  2. #7a87db

Split complementary

  1. #dbce7a
  2. #7ab7db
  3. #9d7adb

Analogous

  1. #db9d7a
  2. #dbce7a
  3. #b7db7a

Triadic

  1. #dbce7a
  2. #7adbce
  3. #ce7adb

Tetradic

  1. #dbce7a
  2. #87db7a
  3. #7a87db
  4. #ce7adb

Square

  1. #dbce7a
  2. #7adb9d
  3. #7a87db
  4. #db7ab7

Monochromatic

  1. #948528
  2. #cbb83e
  3. #dbce7a
  4. #ebe4b6
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dbce7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbce7a
  2. #c5b96e
  3. #afa562
  4. #999055
  5. #837c49
  6. #6e673d
  7. #585231
  8. #423e25
  9. #2c2918
  10. #16150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbce7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbce7a
  2. #dfd387
  3. #e2d895
  4. #e6dda2
  5. #e9e2af
  6. #ede7bd
  7. #f1ebca
  8. #f4f0d7
  9. #f8f5e4
  10. #fbfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbce7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbce7a
  2. #d2c67b
  3. #c9be7b
  4. #c0b77c
  5. #b7af7c
  6. #aea77d
  7. #a49f7e
  8. #9b977e
  9. #92907f
  10. #89887f
  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 #d2cdb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc973 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0cf7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8c3ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dccb76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dece7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3c8a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbce7a {
  color: #dbce7a;
}
Background
.bg-dbce7a {
  background-color: #dbce7a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbce7a {
  border: 2px solid #dbce7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbce7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 206 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 57% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbce7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbce7a, #b7db7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbce7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 206 122 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.79 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.99 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.09 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.46 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.69 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.05 #243185 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Flax
#dbce7a  rgb(219, 206, 122)  hsl(52, 57%, 67%)  Flax
#7a87db  rgb(122, 135, 219)  hsl(232, 57%, 67%)  Glaucous
#7adbce  rgb(122, 219, 206)  hsl(172, 57%, 67%)  Turquoise
#ce7adb  rgb(206, 122, 219)  hsl(292, 57%, 67%)  Orchid