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#DFD59A

#dfd59a ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd59a 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 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 30.94% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.3°, with 51.88% saturation and 73.92% 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 14.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.6561

Complementary

  1. #dfd59a
  2. #9aa4df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd59a
  2. #9ac7df
  3. #b29adf

Analogous

  1. #dfb29a
  2. #dfd59a
  3. #c7df9a

Triadic

  1. #dfd59a
  2. #9adfd5
  3. #d59adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd59a
  2. #a4df9a
  3. #9aa4df
  4. #d59adf

Square

  1. #dfd59a
  2. #9adfb2
  3. #9aa4df
  4. #df9ac7

Monochromatic

  1. #aa9936
  2. #cdbd60
  3. #dfd59a
  4. #f1edd4
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dfd59a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd59a
  2. #c9c08b
  3. #b2aa7b
  4. #9c956c
  5. #86805c
  6. #706b4d
  7. #59553e
  8. #43402e
  9. #2d2b1f
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd59a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd59a
  2. #e2d9a4
  3. #e5ddae
  4. #e9e2b8
  5. #ece6c2
  6. #efeacd
  7. #f2eed7
  8. #f5f2e1
  9. #f9f7eb
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd59a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd59a
  2. #d6cd97
  3. #ccc495
  4. #c3bc92
  5. #b9b390
  6. #b0ab8d
  7. #a6a28a
  8. #9d9a88
  9. #939185
  10. #8a8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0d196 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d69c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9cdc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d398 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d59b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d0b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd59a {
  color: #dfd59a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd59a {
  background-color: #dfd59a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd59a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd59a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd59a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 52% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd59a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd59a, #c7df9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd59a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 154 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.03 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.30 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.14 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.34 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.49 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.55 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.05 #202a65 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd59a  rgb(223, 213, 154)  hsl(51, 52%, 74%)  Vanilla
#9aa4df  rgb(154, 164, 223)  hsl(231, 52%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9adfd5  rgb(154, 223, 213)  hsl(171, 52%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#d59adf  rgb(213, 154, 223)  hsl(291, 52%, 74%)  Plum