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#DFCA6E

#dfca6e ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfca6e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 79.22% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 50.67% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 48.85°, with 63.84% saturation and 65.29% 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 12.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.5905

Complementary

  1. #dfca6e
  2. #6e83df

Split complementary

  1. #dfca6e
  2. #6ebbdf
  3. #916edf

Analogous

  1. #df916e
  2. #dfca6e
  3. #bbdf6e

Triadic

  1. #dfca6e
  2. #6edfca
  3. #ca6edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfca6e
  2. #83df6e
  3. #6e83df
  4. #ca6edf

Square

  1. #dfca6e
  2. #6edf91
  3. #6e83df
  4. #df6ebb

Monochromatic

  1. #937e21
  2. #d1b32f
  3. #dfca6e
  4. #ede1ad
  5. #fbf8eb

Shades

#dfca6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfca6e
  2. #c9b663
  3. #b2a258
  4. #9c8d4d
  5. #867942
  6. #706537
  7. #59512c
  8. #433d21
  9. #2d2816
  10. #16140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfca6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfca6e
  2. #e2cf7d
  3. #e5d58b
  4. #e9da9a
  5. #ecdfa8
  6. #efe5b7
  7. #f2eac5
  8. #f5efd4
  9. #f9f4e2
  10. #fcfaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfca6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfca6e
  2. #d6c370
  3. #ccbb72
  4. #c3b473
  5. #b9ac75
  6. #b0a577
  7. #a69e79
  8. #9d967b
  9. #938f7c
  10. #8a877e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3caad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac666 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0cd72 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eebeb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc869 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcc70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8c39d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfca6e {
  color: #dfca6e;
}
Background
.bg-dfca6e {
  background-color: #dfca6e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfca6e {
  border: 2px solid #dfca6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfca6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 202 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfca6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfca6e, #bbdf6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfca6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 202 110 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.23 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.23 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.57 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.12 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.22 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.69 #203591 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Flax
#dfca6e  rgb(223, 202, 110)  hsl(49, 64%, 65%)  Flax
#6e83df  rgb(110, 131, 223)  hsl(229, 64%, 65%)  Glaucous
#6edfca  rgb(110, 223, 202)  hsl(169, 64%, 65%)  Turquoise
#ca6edf  rgb(202, 110, 223)  hsl(289, 64%, 65%)  Orchid