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#DFD49C

#dfd49c ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd49c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.93% magenta, 30.04% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 50.15°, with 51.15% saturation and 74.31% 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 14.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.6518

Complementary

  1. #dfd49c
  2. #9ca7df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd49c
  2. #9cc8df
  3. #b29cdf

Analogous

  1. #dfb29c
  2. #dfd49c
  3. #c8df9c

Triadic

  1. #dfd49c
  2. #9cdfd4
  3. #d49cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd49c
  2. #a7df9c
  3. #9ca7df
  4. #d49cdf

Square

  1. #dfd49c
  2. #9cdfb2
  3. #9ca7df
  4. #df9cc8

Monochromatic

  1. #ab9837
  2. #ccbb62
  3. #dfd49c
  4. #f2edd6
  5. #faf8f0

Shades

#dfd49c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd49c
  2. #c9bf8c
  3. #b2aa7d
  4. #9c946d
  5. #867f5e
  6. #706a4e
  7. #59553e
  8. #43402f
  9. #2d2a1f
  10. #161510
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd49c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd49c
  2. #e2d8a6
  3. #e5ddb0
  4. #e9e1ba
  5. #ece5c4
  6. #efeace
  7. #f2eed7
  8. #f5f2e1
  9. #f9f6eb
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd49c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd49c
  2. #d6cc99
  3. #ccc396
  4. #c3bb94
  5. #b9b291
  6. #b0aa8e
  7. #a6a28b
  8. #9d9988
  9. #939186
  10. #8a8883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfd198 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2d59e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9ccc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd29a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d59d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5cfb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd49c {
  color: #dfd49c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd49c {
  background-color: #dfd49c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd49c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd49c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd49c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 212 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 51% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd49c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd49c, #c8df9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd49c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 212 156 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.07 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.67 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.44 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.52 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.65 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.81 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.18 #202b63 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd49c  rgb(223, 212, 156)  hsl(50, 51%, 74%)  Vanilla
#9ca7df  rgb(156, 167, 223)  hsl(230, 51%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9cdfd4  rgb(156, 223, 212)  hsl(170, 51%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#d49cdf  rgb(212, 156, 223)  hsl(290, 51%, 74%)  Plum