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#DDCB7D

#ddcb7d ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ddcb7d 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 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.14% magenta, 43.44% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 48.75°, with 58.54% 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 12.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.31.

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Relative luminance0.5956

Complementary

  1. #ddcb7d
  2. #7d8fdd

Split complementary

  1. #ddcb7d
  2. #7dbfdd
  3. #9b7ddd

Analogous

  1. #dd9b7d
  2. #ddcb7d
  3. #bfdd7d

Triadic

  1. #ddcb7d
  2. #7dddcb
  3. #cb7ddd

Tetradic

  1. #ddcb7d
  2. #8fdd7d
  3. #7d8fdd
  4. #cb7ddd

Square

  1. #ddcb7d
  2. #7ddd9b
  3. #7d8fdd
  4. #dd7dbf

Monochromatic

  1. #998428
  2. #cdb340
  3. #ddcb7d
  4. #ede3ba
  5. #fbf9ef

Shades

#ddcb7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ddcb7d
  2. #c7b771
  3. #b1a264
  4. #9b8e58
  5. #857a4b
  6. #6f663f
  7. #585132
  8. #423d26
  9. #2c2919
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ddcb7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ddcb7d
  2. #e0d08a
  3. #e4d597
  4. #e7dba4
  5. #ebe0b1
  6. #eee5be
  7. #f1eacb
  8. #f5efd8
  9. #f8f5e5
  10. #fcfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ddcb7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ddcb7d
  2. #d4c47d
  3. #cabc7e
  4. #c1b57e
  5. #b8ad7e
  6. #afa67f
  7. #a59e7f
  8. #9c977f
  9. #938f7f
  10. #898880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2cbb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c777 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dece80 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac0b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc979 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #decd7f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5c5a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ddcb7d {
  color: #ddcb7d;
}
Background
.bg-ddcb7d {
  background-color: #ddcb7d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ddcb7d {
  border: 2px solid #ddcb7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ddcb7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 203 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 59% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ddcb7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ddcb7d, #bfdd7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ddcb7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 203 125 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.31 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.39 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.45 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.68 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.50 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.71 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.72 #223482 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Flax
#ddcb7d  rgb(221, 203, 125)  hsl(49, 59%, 68%)  Flax
#7d8fdd  rgb(125, 143, 221)  hsl(229, 59%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#7dddcb  rgb(125, 221, 203)  hsl(169, 59%, 68%)  Turquoise
#cb7ddd  rgb(203, 125, 221)  hsl(289, 59%, 68%)  Orchid