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#DFD79B

#dfd79b ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd79b 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 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 30.49% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.94°, 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 14.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.6666

Complementary

  1. #dfd79b
  2. #9ba3df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd79b
  2. #9bc5df
  3. #b59bdf

Analogous

  1. #dfb59b
  2. #dfd79b
  3. #c5df9b

Triadic

  1. #dfd79b
  2. #9bdfd7
  3. #d79bdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd79b
  2. #a3df9b
  3. #9ba3df
  4. #d79bdf

Square

  1. #dfd79b
  2. #9bdfb5
  3. #9ba3df
  4. #df9bc5

Monochromatic

  1. #aa9d37
  2. #ccc061
  3. #dfd79b
  4. #f2eed5
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dfd79b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd79b
  2. #c9c28c
  3. #b2ac7c
  4. #9c976d
  5. #86815d
  6. #706c4e
  7. #59563e
  8. #43412f
  9. #2d2b1f
  10. #161610
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd79b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd79b
  2. #e2dba5
  3. #e5dfaf
  4. #e9e3b9
  5. #ece7c3
  6. #efebcd
  7. #f2efd7
  8. #f5f3e1
  9. #f9f7eb
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd79b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd79b
  2. #d6ce98
  3. #ccc696
  4. #c3bd93
  5. #b9b490
  6. #b0ac8e
  7. #a6a38b
  8. #9d9a88
  9. #939185
  10. #8a8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d397 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d79d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9cfc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d599 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d79c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d2b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd79b {
  color: #dfd79b;
}
Background
.bg-dfd79b {
  background-color: #dfd79b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd79b {
  border: 2px solid #dfd79b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd79b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 52% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd79b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd79b, #c5df9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd79b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 155 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.78 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.97 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.12 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.21 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.28 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.38 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.50 #202864 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfd79b  rgb(223, 215, 155)  hsl(53, 52%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9ba3df  rgb(155, 163, 223)  hsl(233, 52%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9bdfd7  rgb(155, 223, 215)  hsl(173, 52%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#d79bdf  rgb(215, 155, 223)  hsl(293, 52%, 74%)  Plum