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#DFD496

#dfd496 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd496 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 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 32.74% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 50.96°, with 53.28% saturation and 73.14% 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 14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.6498

Complementary

  1. #dfd496
  2. #96a1df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd496
  2. #96c6df
  3. #b096df

Analogous

  1. #dfb096
  2. #dfd496
  3. #c6df96

Triadic

  1. #dfd496
  2. #96dfd4
  3. #d496df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd496
  2. #a1df96
  3. #96a1df
  4. #d496df

Square

  1. #dfd496
  2. #96dfb0
  3. #96a1df
  4. #df96c6

Monochromatic

  1. #a99733
  2. #cdbc5b
  3. #dfd496
  4. #f1ecd1
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd496 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd496
  2. #c9bf87
  3. #b2aa78
  4. #9c9469
  5. #867f5a
  6. #706a4b
  7. #59553c
  8. #43402d
  9. #2d2a1e
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd496 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd496
  2. #e2d8a1
  3. #e5ddab
  4. #e9e1b6
  5. #ece5c0
  6. #efeacb
  7. #f2eed5
  8. #f5f2e0
  9. #f9f6ea
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd496 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd496
  2. #d6cc94
  3. #ccc392
  4. #c3bb8f
  5. #b9b28d
  6. #b0aa8b
  7. #a6a289
  8. #9d9987
  9. #939184
  10. #8a8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d3bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0d092 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d598 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eacbc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd293 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d497 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6cfb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd496 {
  color: #dfd496;
}
Background
.bg-dfd496 {
  background-color: #dfd496;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd496 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd496;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd496;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 53% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd496 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd496, #c6df96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd496 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 150 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.27 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.57 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.55 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.76 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.17 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.94 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.31 #202b69 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd496  rgb(223, 212, 150)  hsl(51, 53%, 73%)  Vanilla
#96a1df  rgb(150, 161, 223)  hsl(231, 53%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96dfd4  rgb(150, 223, 212)  hsl(171, 53%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise
#d496df  rgb(212, 150, 223)  hsl(291, 53%, 73%)  Plum