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#DFD5AE

#dfd5ae ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfd5ae is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.53% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.48% magenta, 21.97% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 47.76°, with 43.36% saturation and 77.84% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.39.

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Relative luminance0.6633

Complementary

  1. #dfd5ae
  2. #aeb8df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd5ae
  2. #aed0df
  3. #bcaedf

Analogous

  1. #dfbcae
  2. #dfd5ae
  3. #d0dfae

Triadic

  1. #dfd5ae
  2. #aedfd5
  3. #d5aedf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd5ae
  2. #b8dfae
  3. #aeb8df
  4. #d5aedf

Square

  1. #dfd5ae
  2. #aedfbc
  3. #aeb8df
  4. #dfaed0

Monochromatic

  1. #af9945
  2. #c9b977
  3. #dfd5ae
  4. #f5f1e5
  5. #f9f7f0

Shades

#dfd5ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd5ae
  2. #c9c09d
  3. #b2aa8b
  4. #9c957a
  5. #868068
  6. #706b57
  7. #595546
  8. #434034
  9. #2d2b23
  10. #161511
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd5ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd5ae
  2. #e2d9b6
  3. #e5ddbe
  4. #e9e2c6
  5. #ece6ce
  6. #efead7
  7. #f2eedf
  8. #f5f2e7
  9. #f9f7ef
  10. #fcfbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd5ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd5ae
  2. #d6cda9
  3. #ccc4a5
  4. #c3bca0
  5. #b9b39c
  6. #b0ab97
  7. #a6a292
  8. #9d9a8e
  9. #939189
  10. #8a8985
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d5c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddd3ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0d6af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7cfca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ded4ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d6af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4d1c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd5ae {
  color: #dfd5ae;
}
Background
.bg-dfd5ae {
  background-color: #dfd5ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd5ae {
  border: 2px solid #dfd5ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd5ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 213 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 43% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd5ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd5ae, #d0dfae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd5ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 213 174 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.39 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 5.53 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.73 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.40 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.77 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.96 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 7.14 #202a51 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Wheat
#dfd5ae  rgb(223, 213, 174)  hsl(48, 43%, 78%)  Wheat
#aeb8df  rgb(174, 184, 223)  hsl(228, 43%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aedfd5  rgb(174, 223, 213)  hsl(168, 43%, 78%)  Pale Turquoise
#d5aedf  rgb(213, 174, 223)  hsl(288, 43%, 78%)  Wisteria