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#DFD799

#dfd799 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd799 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.31% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 31.39% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.14°, with 52.24% saturation and 73.73% 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 14.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6659

Complementary

  1. #dfd799
  2. #99a1df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd799
  2. #99c4df
  3. #b499df

Analogous

  1. #dfb499
  2. #dfd799
  3. #c4df99

Triadic

  1. #dfd799
  2. #99dfd7
  3. #d799df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd799
  2. #a1df99
  3. #99a1df
  4. #d799df

Square

  1. #dfd799
  2. #99dfb4
  3. #99a1df
  4. #df99c4

Monochromatic

  1. #aa9c35
  2. #cdc05f
  3. #dfd799
  4. #f1eed3
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd799 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd799
  2. #c9c28a
  3. #b2ac7a
  4. #9c976b
  5. #86815c
  6. #706c4d
  7. #59563d
  8. #43412e
  9. #2d2b1f
  10. #16160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd799 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd799
  2. #e2dba3
  3. #e5dfad
  4. #e9e3b8
  5. #ece7c2
  6. #efebcc
  7. #f2efd6
  8. #f5f3e0
  9. #f9f7eb
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd799 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd799
  2. #d6ce97
  3. #ccc694
  4. #c3bd92
  5. #b9b48f
  6. #b0ac8d
  7. #a6a38a
  8. #9d9a88
  9. #939185
  10. #8a8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d395 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d79b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9cfc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d596 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d79a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d2b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd799 {
  color: #dfd799;
}
Background
.bg-dfd799 {
  background-color: #dfd799;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd799 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd799;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd799;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 52% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd799 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd799, #c4df99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd799 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 153 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.79 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.08 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.78 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.87 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.06 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.47 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.36 #202866 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfd799  rgb(223, 215, 153)  hsl(53, 52%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#99a1df  rgb(153, 161, 223)  hsl(233, 52%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99dfd7  rgb(153, 223, 215)  hsl(173, 52%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#d799df  rgb(215, 153, 223)  hsl(293, 52%, 74%)  Plum