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#DFD499

#dfd499 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd499 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 31.39% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 50.57°, 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 14.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.12.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6507

Complementary

  1. #dfd499
  2. #99a4df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd499
  2. #99c7df
  3. #b199df

Analogous

  1. #dfb199
  2. #dfd499
  3. #c7df99

Triadic

  1. #dfd499
  2. #99dfd4
  3. #d499df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd499
  2. #a4df99
  3. #99a4df
  4. #d499df

Square

  1. #dfd499
  2. #99dfb1
  3. #99a4df
  4. #df99c7

Monochromatic

  1. #aa9735
  2. #cdbb5f
  3. #dfd499
  4. #f1edd3
  5. #faf8ef

Shades

#dfd499 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd499
  2. #c9bf8a
  3. #b2aa7a
  4. #9c946b
  5. #867f5c
  6. #706a4d
  7. #59553d
  8. #43402e
  9. #2d2a1f
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd499 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd499
  2. #e2d8a3
  3. #e5ddad
  4. #e9e1b8
  5. #ece5c2
  6. #efeacc
  7. #f2eed6
  8. #f5f2e0
  9. #f9f6eb
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd499 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd499
  2. #d6cc97
  3. #ccc394
  4. #c3bb92
  5. #b9b28f
  6. #b0aa8d
  7. #a6a28a
  8. #9d9988
  9. #939185
  10. #8a8883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d3be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfd095 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d59b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eaccc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd297 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d59a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cfb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd499 {
  color: #dfd499;
}
Background
.bg-dfd499 {
  background-color: #dfd499;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd499 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd499;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd499;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 52% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd499 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd499, #c7df99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd499 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 153 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.12 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.57 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.09 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.27 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.66 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.67 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.91 #202b66 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd499  rgb(223, 212, 153)  hsl(51, 52%, 74%)  Vanilla
#99a4df  rgb(153, 164, 223)  hsl(231, 52%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99dfd4  rgb(153, 223, 212)  hsl(171, 52%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#d499df  rgb(212, 153, 223)  hsl(291, 52%, 74%)  Plum