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#DCCC85

#dccc85 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dccc85 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 80% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.27% magenta, 39.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 48.97°, with 55.41% saturation and 69.22% 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 13.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6009

Complementary

  1. #dccc85
  2. #8595dc

Split complementary

  1. #dccc85
  2. #85c1dc
  3. #a185dc

Analogous

  1. #dca185
  2. #dccc85
  3. #c1dc85

Triadic

  1. #dccc85
  2. #85dccc
  3. #cc85dc

Tetradic

  1. #dccc85
  2. #95dc85
  3. #8595dc
  4. #cc85dc

Square

  1. #dccc85
  2. #85dca1
  3. #8595dc
  4. #dc85c1

Monochromatic

  1. #9b872d
  2. #cbb34a
  3. #dccc85
  4. #ede5c0
  5. #faf8ef

Shades

#dccc85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dccc85
  2. #c6b878
  3. #b0a36a
  4. #9a8f5d
  5. #847a50
  6. #6e6643
  7. #585235
  8. #423d28
  9. #2c291b
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dccc85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dccc85
  2. #e0d191
  3. #e3d69d
  4. #e7dbaa
  5. #eae0b6
  6. #eee6c2
  7. #f1ebce
  8. #f5f0da
  9. #f8f5e7
  10. #fcfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dccc85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dccc85
  2. #d3c485
  3. #cabd84
  4. #c0b584
  5. #b7ae83
  6. #aea683
  7. #a59e82
  8. #9c9782
  9. #928f81
  10. #898881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2ccb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c880 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dece88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8c2ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #daca82 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddcd87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4c6a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dccc85 {
  color: #dccc85;
}
Background
.bg-dccc85 {
  background-color: #dccc85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dccc85 {
  border: 2px solid #dccc85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dccc85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 204 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 55% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dccc85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dccc85, #c1dc85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dccc85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 204 133 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.82 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.94 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.22 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.38 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.47 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.61 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.74 #23337a Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Flax
#dccc85  rgb(220, 204, 133)  hsl(49, 55%, 69%)  Flax
#8595dc  rgb(133, 149, 220)  hsl(229, 55%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#85dccc  rgb(133, 220, 204)  hsl(169, 55%, 69%)  Turquoise
#cc85dc  rgb(204, 133, 220)  hsl(289, 55%, 69%)  Floral Lavender