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#E6D87F

#e6d87f ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e6d87f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 84.71% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.09% magenta, 44.78% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 51.84°, with 67.32% saturation and 70% 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 14.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 1.55.

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Relative luminance0.6747

Complementary

  1. #e6d87f
  2. #7f8de6

Split complementary

  1. #e6d87f
  2. #7fc1e6
  3. #a47fe6

Analogous

  1. #e6a47f
  2. #e6d87f
  3. #c1e67f

Triadic

  1. #e6d87f
  2. #7fe6d8
  3. #d87fe6

Tetradic

  1. #e6d87f
  2. #8de67f
  3. #7f8de6
  4. #d87fe6

Square

  1. #e6d87f
  2. #7fe6a4
  3. #7f8de6
  4. #e67fc1

Monochromatic

  1. #ab9821
  2. #d9c43f
  3. #e6d87f
  4. #f2ebbf
  5. #fcfaee

Shades

#e6d87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6d87f
  2. #cfc272
  3. #b8ad66
  4. #a19759
  5. #8a824c
  6. #736c40
  7. #5c5633
  8. #454126
  9. #2e2b19
  10. #17160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6d87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6d87f
  2. #e9dc8c
  3. #ebe099
  4. #eee4a5
  5. #f0e8b2
  6. #f3ecbf
  7. #f5efcc
  8. #f8f3d9
  9. #faf7e5
  10. #fdfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6d87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6d87f
  2. #dccf7f
  3. #d2c67f
  4. #c7be7f
  5. #bdb57f
  6. #b3ac80
  7. #a9a380
  8. #9f9a80
  9. #949280
  10. #8a8980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd7ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d378 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd983 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4cdc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d57b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d981 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eed1ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6d87f {
  color: #e6d87f;
}
Background
.bg-e6d87f {
  background-color: #e6d87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6d87f {
  border: 2px solid #e6d87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6d87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 216 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 67% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6d87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6d87f, #c1e67f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6d87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 216 127 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 1.55 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.60 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.18 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.85 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.52 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.54 #192780 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Flax
#e6d87f  rgb(230, 216, 127)  hsl(52, 67%, 70%)  Flax
#7f8de6  rgb(127, 141, 230)  hsl(232, 67%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#7fe6d8  rgb(127, 230, 216)  hsl(172, 67%, 70%)  Turquoise
#d87fe6  rgb(216, 127, 230)  hsl(292, 67%, 70%)  Violet