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#DFD59B

#dfd59b ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd59b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 30.49% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.18°, with 51.52% saturation and 74.12% 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 14.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.6564

Complementary

  1. #dfd59b
  2. #9ba5df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd59b
  2. #9bc7df
  3. #b39bdf

Analogous

  1. #dfb39b
  2. #dfd59b
  3. #c7df9b

Triadic

  1. #dfd59b
  2. #9bdfd5
  3. #d59bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd59b
  2. #a5df9b
  3. #9ba5df
  4. #d59bdf

Square

  1. #dfd59b
  2. #9bdfb3
  3. #9ba5df
  4. #df9bc7

Monochromatic

  1. #aa9937
  2. #ccbd61
  3. #dfd59b
  4. #f2edd5
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dfd59b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd59b
  2. #c9c08c
  3. #b2aa7c
  4. #9c956d
  5. #86805d
  6. #706b4e
  7. #59553e
  8. #43402f
  9. #2d2b1f
  10. #161510
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd59b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd59b
  2. #e2d9a5
  3. #e5ddaf
  4. #e9e2b9
  5. #ece6c3
  6. #efeacd
  7. #f2eed7
  8. #f5f2e1
  9. #f9f7eb
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd59b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd59b
  2. #d6cd98
  3. #ccc496
  4. #c3bc93
  5. #b9b390
  6. #b0ab8e
  7. #a6a28b
  8. #9d9a88
  9. #939185
  10. #8a8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0d197 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d69d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9cdc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d399 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d59c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d0b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd59b {
  color: #dfd59b;
}
Background
.bg-dfd59b {
  background-color: #dfd59b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd59b {
  border: 2px solid #dfd59b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd59b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 52% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd59b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd59b, #c7df9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd59b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 155 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.00 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.32 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.32 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.41 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.52 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.72 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.92 #202a64 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd59b  rgb(223, 213, 155)  hsl(51, 52%, 74%)  Vanilla
#9ba5df  rgb(155, 165, 223)  hsl(231, 52%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bdfd5  rgb(155, 223, 213)  hsl(171, 52%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#d59bdf  rgb(213, 155, 223)  hsl(291, 52%, 74%)  Plum