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#DFD491

#dfd491 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd491 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.14% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 34.98% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.54°, with 54.93% saturation and 72.16% 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 13.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.6482

Complementary

  1. #dfd491
  2. #919cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd491
  2. #91c3df
  3. #ad91df

Analogous

  1. #dfad91
  2. #dfd491
  3. #c3df91

Triadic

  1. #dfd491
  2. #91dfd4
  3. #d491df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd491
  2. #9cdf91
  3. #919cdf
  4. #d491df

Square

  1. #dfd491
  2. #91dfad
  3. #919cdf
  4. #df91c3

Monochromatic

  1. #a79630
  2. #cebd56
  3. #dfd491
  4. #f0ebcc
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd491 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd491
  2. #c9bf83
  3. #b2aa74
  4. #9c9466
  5. #867f57
  6. #706a49
  7. #59553a
  8. #43402c
  9. #2d2a1d
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd491 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd491
  2. #e2d89c
  3. #e5dda7
  4. #e9e1b2
  5. #ece5bd
  6. #efeac8
  7. #f2eed3
  8. #f5f2de
  9. #f9f6e9
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd491 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd491
  2. #d6cc8f
  3. #ccc38e
  4. #c3bb8c
  5. #b9b28a
  6. #b0aa89
  7. #a6a287
  8. #9d9985
  9. #939183
  10. #8a8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d3bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0d08c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d593 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eacbc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d28e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d492 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cfb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd491 {
  color: #dfd491;
}
Background
.bg-dfd491 {
  background-color: #dfd491;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd491 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd491;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd491;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 55% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd491 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd491, #c3df91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd491 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 145 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.68 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.74 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.76 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.99 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.45 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.34 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.70 #202b6e Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd491  rgb(223, 212, 145)  hsl(52, 55%, 72%)  Vanilla
#919cdf  rgb(145, 156, 223)  hsl(232, 55%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#91dfd4  rgb(145, 223, 212)  hsl(172, 55%, 72%)  Pale Turquoise
#d491df  rgb(212, 145, 223)  hsl(292, 55%, 72%)  Plum