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#DFCD83

#dfcd83 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfcd83 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 80.39% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.07% magenta, 41.26% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 48.26°, with 58.97% saturation and 69.41% 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 13.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.6099

Complementary

  1. #dfcd83
  2. #8395df

Split complementary

  1. #dfcd83
  2. #83c3df
  3. #9f83df

Analogous

  1. #df9f83
  2. #dfcd83
  3. #c3df83

Triadic

  1. #dfcd83
  2. #83dfcd
  3. #cd83df

Tetradic

  1. #dfcd83
  2. #95df83
  3. #8395df
  4. #cd83df

Square

  1. #dfcd83
  2. #83df9f
  3. #8395df
  4. #df83c3

Monochromatic

  1. #a08929
  2. #cfb446
  3. #dfcd83
  4. #efe6c0
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#dfcd83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcd83
  2. #c9b976
  3. #b2a469
  4. #9c905c
  5. #867b4f
  6. #706742
  7. #595234
  8. #433e27
  9. #2d291a
  10. #16150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcd83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcd83
  2. #e2d28f
  3. #e5d79c
  4. #e9dca8
  5. #ece1b5
  6. #efe6c1
  7. #f2ebcd
  8. #f5f0da
  9. #f9f5e6
  10. #fcfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcd83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcd83
  2. #d6c583
  3. #ccbe82
  4. #c3b682
  5. #b9ae82
  6. #b0a782
  7. #a69f81
  8. #9d9781
  9. #938f81
  10. #8a8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4cdb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc97d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0d086 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecc3bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddcb80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cf85 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c7a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcd83 {
  color: #dfcd83;
}
Background
.bg-dfcd83 {
  background-color: #dfcd83;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcd83 {
  border: 2px solid #dfcd83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcd83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 205 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 59% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcd83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcd83, #c3df83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcd83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 205 131 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.24 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.31 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.65 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.82 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.31 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.51 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.20 #20327c Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Flax
#dfcd83  rgb(223, 205, 131)  hsl(48, 59%, 69%)  Flax
#8395df  rgb(131, 149, 223)  hsl(228, 59%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#83dfcd  rgb(131, 223, 205)  hsl(168, 59%, 69%)  Turquoise
#cd83df  rgb(205, 131, 223)  hsl(288, 59%, 69%)  Floral Lavender