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#DFD596

#dfd596 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd596 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.53% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 32.74% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.78°, 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 14.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.6548

Complementary

  1. #dfd596
  2. #96a0df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd596
  2. #96c5df
  3. #b196df

Analogous

  1. #dfb196
  2. #dfd596
  3. #c5df96

Triadic

  1. #dfd596
  2. #96dfd5
  3. #d596df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd596
  2. #a0df96
  3. #96a0df
  4. #d596df

Square

  1. #dfd596
  2. #96dfb1
  3. #96a0df
  4. #df96c5

Monochromatic

  1. #a99933
  2. #cdbe5b
  3. #dfd596
  4. #f1ecd1
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd596
  2. #c9c087
  3. #b2aa78
  4. #9c9569
  5. #86805a
  6. #706b4b
  7. #59553c
  8. #43402d
  9. #2d2b1e
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd596
  2. #e2d9a1
  3. #e5ddab
  4. #e9e2b6
  5. #ece6c0
  6. #efeacb
  7. #f2eed5
  8. #f5f2e0
  9. #f9f7ea
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd596
  2. #d6cd94
  3. #ccc492
  4. #c3bc8f
  5. #b9b38d
  6. #b0ab8b
  7. #a6a289
  8. #9d9a87
  9. #939184
  10. #8a8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d192 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d598 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eaccc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d393 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d597 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d0b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd596 {
  color: #dfd596;
}
Background
.bg-dfd596 {
  background-color: #dfd596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd596 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 53% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd596, #c5df96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 150 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.24 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.32 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.44 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.68 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.90 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.87 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.11 #202a69 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd596  rgb(223, 213, 150)  hsl(52, 53%, 73%)  Vanilla
#96a0df  rgb(150, 160, 223)  hsl(232, 53%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96dfd5  rgb(150, 223, 213)  hsl(172, 53%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise
#d596df  rgb(213, 150, 223)  hsl(292, 53%, 73%)  Plum