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#DFD299

#dfd299 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd299 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 82.35% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.83% magenta, 31.39% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 48.86°, with 52.24% saturation and 73.73% 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 13.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.36.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6408

Complementary

  1. #dfd299
  2. #99a6df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd299
  2. #99c9df
  3. #af99df

Analogous

  1. #dfaf99
  2. #dfd299
  3. #c9df99

Triadic

  1. #dfd299
  2. #99dfd2
  3. #d299df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd299
  2. #a6df99
  3. #99a6df
  4. #d299df

Square

  1. #dfd299
  2. #99dfaf
  3. #99a6df
  4. #df99c9

Monochromatic

  1. #aa9435
  2. #cdb85f
  3. #dfd299
  4. #f1ecd3
  5. #faf8ef

Shades

#dfd299 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd299
  2. #c9bd8a
  3. #b2a87a
  4. #9c936b
  5. #867e5c
  6. #70694d
  7. #59543d
  8. #433f2e
  9. #2d2a1f
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd299 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd299
  2. #e2d7a3
  3. #e5dbad
  4. #e9e0b8
  5. #ece4c2
  6. #efe9cc
  7. #f2edd6
  8. #f5f2e0
  9. #f9f6eb
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd299 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd299
  2. #d6ca97
  3. #ccc294
  4. #c3b992
  5. #b9b18f
  6. #b0a98d
  7. #a6a18a
  8. #9d9988
  9. #939085
  10. #8a8883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d2be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddcf95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1d49b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eacac3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ded097 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d39a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cdb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd299 {
  color: #dfd299;
}
Background
.bg-dfd299 {
  background-color: #dfd299;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd299 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd299;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd299;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 210 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 52% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd299 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd299, #c9df99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd299 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 210 153 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.36 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.22 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.40 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.44 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.56 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.93 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.11 #202d66 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd299  rgb(223, 210, 153)  hsl(49, 52%, 74%)  Vanilla
#99a6df  rgb(153, 166, 223)  hsl(229, 52%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99dfd2  rgb(153, 223, 210)  hsl(169, 52%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#d299df  rgb(210, 153, 223)  hsl(289, 52%, 74%)  Wisteria