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#DFD696

#dfd696 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd696 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 83.92% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.04% magenta, 32.74% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.6°, 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 14.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.6598

Complementary

  1. #dfd696
  2. #969fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd696
  2. #96c4df
  3. #b296df

Analogous

  1. #dfb296
  2. #dfd696
  3. #c4df96

Triadic

  1. #dfd696
  2. #96dfd6
  3. #d696df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd696
  2. #9fdf96
  3. #969fdf
  4. #d696df

Square

  1. #dfd696
  2. #96dfb2
  3. #969fdf
  4. #df96c4

Monochromatic

  1. #a99a33
  2. #cdbf5b
  3. #dfd696
  4. #f1edd1
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd696 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd696
  2. #c9c187
  3. #b2ab78
  4. #9c9669
  5. #86805a
  6. #706b4b
  7. #59563c
  8. #43402d
  9. #2d2b1e
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd696 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd696
  2. #e2daa1
  3. #e5deab
  4. #e9e2b6
  5. #ece6c0
  6. #efebcb
  7. #f2efd5
  8. #f5f3e0
  9. #f9f7ea
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd696 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd696
  2. #d6cd94
  3. #ccc592
  4. #c3bc8f
  5. #b9b48d
  6. #b0ab8b
  7. #a6a289
  8. #9d9a87
  9. #939184
  10. #8a8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d5be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d292 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d698 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eacdc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d493 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d697 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d1b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd696 {
  color: #dfd696;
}
Background
.bg-dfd696 {
  background-color: #dfd696;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd696 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd696;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd696;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 214 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 53% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd696 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd696, #c4df96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd696 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 214 150 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.09 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.26 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.35 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.63 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.64 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.82 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.93 #202969 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfd696  rgb(223, 214, 150)  hsl(53, 53%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#969fdf  rgb(150, 159, 223)  hsl(233, 53%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96dfd6  rgb(150, 223, 214)  hsl(173, 53%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise
#d696df  rgb(214, 150, 223)  hsl(293, 53%, 73%)  Plum