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#DFCD8A

#dfcd8a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfcd8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.07% magenta, 38.12% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 47.29°, with 57.05% saturation and 70.78% 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 13.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 5.12.

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Relative luminance0.6119

Complementary

  1. #dfcd8a
  2. #8a9cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfcd8a
  2. #8ac6df
  3. #a28adf

Analogous

  1. #dfa28a
  2. #dfcd8a
  3. #c6df8a

Triadic

  1. #dfcd8a
  2. #8adfcd
  3. #cd8adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfcd8a
  2. #9cdf8a
  3. #8a9cdf
  4. #cd8adf

Square

  1. #dfcd8a
  2. #8adfa2
  3. #8a9cdf
  4. #df8ac6

Monochromatic

  1. #a38a2d
  2. #cfb34e
  3. #dfcd8a
  4. #efe7c6
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#dfcd8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcd8a
  2. #c9b97c
  3. #b2a46e
  4. #9c9061
  5. #867b53
  6. #706745
  7. #595237
  8. #433e29
  9. #2d291c
  10. #16150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcd8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcd8a
  2. #e2d296
  3. #e5d7a1
  4. #e9dcad
  5. #ece1b9
  6. #efe6c5
  7. #f2ebd0
  8. #f5f0dc
  9. #f9f5e8
  10. #fcfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcd8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcd8a
  2. #d6c589
  3. #ccbe88
  4. #c3b687
  5. #b9ae86
  6. #b0a785
  7. #a69f84
  8. #9d9783
  9. #938f82
  10. #8a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cdb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #daca85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfd08c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc3bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dccb87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcf8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c7aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcd8a {
  color: #dfcd8a;
}
Background
.bg-dfcd8a {
  background-color: #dfcd8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcd8a {
  border: 2px solid #dfcd8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcd8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 205 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 57% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcd8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcd8a, #c6df8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcd8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 205 138 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.12 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.15 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.89 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.44 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.86 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.94 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.99 #203275 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Flax
#dfcd8a  rgb(223, 205, 138)  hsl(47, 57%, 71%)  Flax
#8a9cdf  rgb(138, 156, 223)  hsl(227, 57%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8adfcd  rgb(138, 223, 205)  hsl(167, 57%, 71%)  Turquoise
#cd8adf  rgb(205, 138, 223)  hsl(287, 57%, 71%)  Floral Lavender