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#DCD38E

#dcd38e ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd38e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 82.75% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.09% magenta, 35.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 53.08°, with 52.7% saturation and 70.98% 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 13.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6376

Complementary

  1. #dcd38e
  2. #8e97dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd38e
  2. #8ebedc
  3. #ac8edc

Analogous

  1. #dcac8e
  2. #dcd38e
  3. #bedc8e

Triadic

  1. #dcd38e
  2. #8edcd3
  3. #d38edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd38e
  2. #97dc8e
  3. #8e97dc
  4. #d38edc

Square

  1. #dcd38e
  2. #8edcac
  3. #8e97dc
  4. #dc8ebe

Monochromatic

  1. #a09331
  2. #cabc54
  3. #dcd38e
  4. #eeeac8
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dcd38e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd38e
  2. #c6be80
  3. #b0a972
  4. #9a9463
  5. #847f55
  6. #6e6a47
  7. #585439
  8. #423f2b
  9. #2c2a1c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd38e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd38e
  2. #e0d799
  3. #e3dca5
  4. #e7e0b0
  5. #eae5bb
  6. #eee9c7
  7. #f1edd2
  8. #f5f2dd
  9. #f8f6e8
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd38e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd38e
  2. #d3cb8d
  3. #cac28b
  4. #c0ba8a
  5. #b7b288
  6. #aeaa87
  7. #a5a186
  8. #9c9984
  9. #929183
  10. #898881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d2ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfcf89 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2d391 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7cac1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ded08b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d390 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3ceaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd38e {
  color: #dcd38e;
}
Background
.bg-dcd38e {
  background-color: #dcd38e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd38e {
  border: 2px solid #dcd38e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd38e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 211 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 53% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd38e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd38e, #bedc8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd38e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 211 142 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.86 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.05 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.19 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.32 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.43 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.04 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.98 #232c71 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Flax
#dcd38e  rgb(220, 211, 142)  hsl(53, 53%, 71%)  Flax
#8e97dc  rgb(142, 151, 220)  hsl(233, 53%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8edcd3  rgb(142, 220, 211)  hsl(173, 53%, 71%)  Pale Turquoise
#d38edc  rgb(211, 142, 220)  hsl(293, 53%, 71%)  Plum