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#DBD281

#dbd281 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbd281 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.11% magenta, 41.1% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 54°, with 55.56% saturation and 68.24% 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 13.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.6274

Complementary

  1. #dbd281
  2. #818adb

Split complementary

  1. #dbd281
  2. #81b7db
  3. #a581db

Analogous

  1. #dba581
  2. #dbd281
  3. #b7db81

Triadic

  1. #dbd281
  2. #81dbd2
  3. #d281db

Tetradic

  1. #dbd281
  2. #8adb81
  3. #818adb
  4. #d281db

Square

  1. #dbd281
  2. #81dba5
  3. #818adb
  4. #db81b7

Monochromatic

  1. #988d2b
  2. #cabd46
  3. #dbd281
  4. #ece7bd
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dbd281 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd281
  2. #c5bd74
  3. #afa867
  4. #99935a
  5. #837e4d
  6. #6e6941
  7. #585434
  8. #423f27
  9. #2c2a1a
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd281 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd281
  2. #dfd78e
  3. #e2db9a
  4. #e6e0a7
  5. #e9e4b3
  6. #ede9c0
  7. #f1edcd
  8. #f4f2d9
  9. #f8f6e6
  10. #fbfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd281 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd281
  2. #d2ca81
  3. #c9c281
  4. #c0b981
  5. #b7b181
  6. #aea981
  7. #a4a180
  8. #9b9980
  9. #929080
  10. #898880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d1b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfcd7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d284 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7c8be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #decf7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d283 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2cca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd281 {
  color: #dbd281;
}
Background
.bg-dbd281 {
  background-color: #dbd281;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd281 {
  border: 2px solid #dbd281;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd281;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 210 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 56% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd281 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd281, #b7db81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd281 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 210 129 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.87 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.08 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.30 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.72 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.14 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.39 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.84 #242d7e Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Flax
#dbd281  rgb(219, 210, 129)  hsl(54, 56%, 68%)  Flax
#818adb  rgb(129, 138, 219)  hsl(234, 56%, 68%)  Glaucous
#81dbd2  rgb(129, 219, 210)  hsl(174, 56%, 68%)  Medium Turquoise
#d281db  rgb(210, 129, 219)  hsl(294, 56%, 68%)  Orchid