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#DDCB7A

#ddcb7a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ddcb7a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 79.61% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.14% magenta, 44.8% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 49.09°, with 59.28% saturation and 67.25% 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 12.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.5949

Complementary

  1. #ddcb7a
  2. #7a8cdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcb7a
  2. #7abddd
  3. #997add

Analogous

  1. #dd997a
  2. #ddcb7a
  3. #bddd7a

Triadic

  1. #ddcb7a
  2. #7addcb
  3. #cb7add

Tetradic

  1. #ddcb7a
  2. #8cdd7a
  3. #7a8cdd
  4. #cb7add

Square

  1. #ddcb7a
  2. #7add99
  3. #7a8cdd
  4. #dd7abd

Monochromatic

  1. #978327
  2. #cdb33d
  3. #ddcb7a
  4. #ede3b7
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#ddcb7a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcb7a
  2. #c7b76e
  3. #b1a262
  4. #9b8e55
  5. #857a49
  6. #6f663d
  7. #585131
  8. #423d25
  9. #2c2918
  10. #16140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcb7a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcb7a
  2. #e0d087
  3. #e4d595
  4. #e7dba2
  5. #ebe0af
  6. #eee5bd
  7. #f1eaca
  8. #f5efd7
  9. #f8f5e4
  10. #fcfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcb7a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcb7a
  2. #d4c47b
  3. #cabc7b
  4. #c1b57c
  5. #b8ad7c
  6. #afa67d
  7. #a59e7e
  8. #9c977e
  9. #938f7f
  10. #89887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cbb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac774 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfcd7d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc0b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc976 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #decc7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c5a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcb7a {
  color: #ddcb7a;
}
Background
.bg-ddcb7a {
  background-color: #ddcb7a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcb7a {
  border: 2px solid #ddcb7a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcb7a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 203 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 59% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcb7a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcb7a, #bddd7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcb7a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 203 122 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.13 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.23 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.06 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.50 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.40 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.53 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.70 #223485 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Flax
#ddcb7a  rgb(221, 203, 122)  hsl(49, 59%, 67%)  Flax
#7a8cdd  rgb(122, 140, 221)  hsl(229, 59%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#7addcb  rgb(122, 221, 203)  hsl(169, 59%, 67%)  Turquoise
#cb7add  rgb(203, 122, 221)  hsl(289, 59%, 67%)  Orchid