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#DBD188

#dbd188 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbd188 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 81.96% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.57% magenta, 37.9% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 52.77°, with 53.55% saturation and 69.61% 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 13.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.6244

Complementary

  1. #dbd188
  2. #8892db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd188
  2. #88bcdb
  3. #a888db

Analogous

  1. #dba888
  2. #dbd188
  3. #bcdb88

Triadic

  1. #dbd188
  2. #88dbd1
  3. #d188db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd188
  2. #92db88
  3. #8892db
  4. #d188db

Square

  1. #dbd188
  2. #88dba8
  3. #8892db
  4. #db88bc

Monochromatic

  1. #9b8e2f
  2. #c9ba4d
  3. #dbd188
  4. #ede8c3
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dbd188 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd188
  2. #c5bc7a
  3. #afa76d
  4. #99925f
  5. #837d52
  6. #6e6944
  7. #585436
  8. #423f29
  9. #2c2a1b
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd188 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd188
  2. #dfd694
  3. #e2daa0
  4. #e6dfac
  5. #e9e3b8
  6. #ede8c4
  7. #f1edcf
  8. #f4f1db
  9. #f8f6e7
  10. #fbfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd188 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd188
  2. #d2c987
  3. #c9c186
  4. #c0b986
  5. #b7b185
  6. #aea984
  7. #a4a083
  8. #9b9882
  9. #929082
  10. #898881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #decc83 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1d18b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7c7bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddce85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfd18a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2cbab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd188 {
  color: #dbd188;
}
Background
.bg-dbd188 {
  background-color: #dbd188;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd188 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd188;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd188;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 209 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 54% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd188 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd188, #bcdb88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd188 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 209 136 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.46 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.80 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.37 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.40 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.82 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.01 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.59 #242e77 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Flax
#dbd188  rgb(219, 209, 136)  hsl(53, 54%, 70%)  Flax
#8892db  rgb(136, 146, 219)  hsl(233, 54%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#88dbd1  rgb(136, 219, 209)  hsl(173, 54%, 70%)  Medium Turquoise
#d188db  rgb(209, 136, 219)  hsl(293, 54%, 70%)  Violet