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#DFD59E

#dfd59e ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd59e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 29.15% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 50.77°, with 50.39% saturation and 74.71% 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 14.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.6575

Complementary

  1. #dfd59e
  2. #9ea8df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd59e
  2. #9ec9df
  3. #b59edf

Analogous

  1. #dfb59e
  2. #dfd59e
  3. #c9df9e

Triadic

  1. #dfd59e
  2. #9edfd5
  3. #d59edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd59e
  2. #a8df9e
  3. #9ea8df
  4. #d59edf

Square

  1. #dfd59e
  2. #9edfb5
  3. #9ea8df
  4. #df9ec9

Monochromatic

  1. #ab9a39
  2. #ccbc64
  3. #dfd59e
  4. #f2eed8
  5. #faf8f0

Shades

#dfd59e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd59e
  2. #c9c08e
  3. #b2aa7e
  4. #9c956f
  5. #86805f
  6. #706b4f
  7. #59553f
  8. #43402f
  9. #2d2b20
  10. #161510
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd59e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd59e
  2. #e2d9a8
  3. #e5ddb1
  4. #e9e2bb
  5. #ece6c5
  6. #efeacf
  7. #f2eed8
  8. #f5f2e2
  9. #f9f7ec
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd59e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd59e
  2. #d6cd9b
  3. #ccc498
  4. #c3bc95
  5. #b9b392
  6. #b0ab8f
  7. #a6a28c
  8. #9d9a89
  9. #939186
  10. #8a8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d4c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0d29a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d6a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9cdc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd39c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d59f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d0b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd59e {
  color: #dfd59e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd59e {
  background-color: #dfd59e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd59e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd59e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd59e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 50% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd59e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd59e, #c9df9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd59e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 158 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.98 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.45 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.19 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.56 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.89 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.06 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.26 #202a61 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd59e  rgb(223, 213, 158)  hsl(51, 50%, 75%)  Vanilla
#9ea8df  rgb(158, 168, 223)  hsl(231, 50%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9edfd5  rgb(158, 223, 213)  hsl(171, 50%, 75%)  Pale Turquoise
#d59edf  rgb(213, 158, 223)  hsl(291, 50%, 75%)  Plum