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#DBD27F

#dbd27f ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbd27f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 82.35% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.11% magenta, 42.01% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54.13°, with 56.1% saturation and 67.84% 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 13.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.78.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6269

Complementary

  1. #dbd27f
  2. #7f88db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd27f
  2. #7fb6db
  3. #a47fdb

Analogous

  1. #dba47f
  2. #dbd27f
  3. #b6db7f

Triadic

  1. #dbd27f
  2. #7fdbd2
  3. #d27fdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd27f
  2. #88db7f
  3. #7f88db
  4. #d27fdb

Square

  1. #dbd27f
  2. #7fdba4
  3. #7f88db
  4. #db7fb6

Monochromatic

  1. #978c2a
  2. #cabd43
  3. #dbd27f
  4. #ece7bb
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#dbd27f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd27f
  2. #c5bd72
  3. #afa866
  4. #999359
  5. #837e4c
  6. #6e6940
  7. #585433
  8. #423f26
  9. #2c2a19
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd27f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd27f
  2. #dfd78c
  3. #e2db99
  4. #e6e0a5
  5. #e9e4b2
  6. #ede9bf
  7. #f1edcc
  8. #f4f2d9
  9. #f8f6e5
  10. #fbfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd27f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd27f
  2. #d2ca7f
  3. #c9c27f
  4. #c0b97f
  5. #b7b17f
  6. #aea980
  7. #a4a180
  8. #9b9980
  9. #929080
  10. #898880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cd78 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d282 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7c8be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #decf7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d281 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3cca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd27f {
  color: #dbd27f;
}
Background
.bg-dbd27f {
  background-color: #dbd27f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd27f {
  border: 2px solid #dbd27f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd27f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 210 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 56% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd27f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd27f, #b6db7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd27f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 210 127 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.78 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.79 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.22 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.65 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.04 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.61 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.06 #242d80 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Flax
#dbd27f  rgb(219, 210, 127)  hsl(54, 56%, 68%)  Flax
#7f88db  rgb(127, 136, 219)  hsl(234, 56%, 68%)  Glaucous
#7fdbd2  rgb(127, 219, 210)  hsl(174, 56%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#d27fdb  rgb(210, 127, 219)  hsl(294, 56%, 68%)  Orchid