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#DFD79C

#dfd79c ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd79c 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 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 30.04% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.84°, with 51.15% saturation and 74.31% 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 14.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.6669

Complementary

  1. #dfd79c
  2. #9ca4df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd79c
  2. #9cc5df
  3. #b59cdf

Analogous

  1. #dfb59c
  2. #dfd79c
  3. #c5df9c

Triadic

  1. #dfd79c
  2. #9cdfd7
  3. #d79cdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd79c
  2. #a4df9c
  3. #9ca4df
  4. #d79cdf

Square

  1. #dfd79c
  2. #9cdfb5
  3. #9ca4df
  4. #df9cc5

Monochromatic

  1. #ab9d37
  2. #ccc062
  3. #dfd79c
  4. #f2eed6
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dfd79c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd79c
  2. #c9c28c
  3. #b2ac7d
  4. #9c976d
  5. #86815e
  6. #706c4e
  7. #59563e
  8. #43412f
  9. #2d2b1f
  10. #161610
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd79c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd79c
  2. #e2dba6
  3. #e5dfb0
  4. #e9e3ba
  5. #ece7c4
  6. #efebce
  7. #f2efd7
  8. #f5f3e1
  9. #f9f7eb
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd79c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd79c
  2. #d6ce99
  3. #ccc696
  4. #c3bd94
  5. #b9b491
  6. #b0ac8e
  7. #a6a38b
  8. #9d9a88
  9. #939186
  10. #8a8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d398 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d79e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9cfc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d59a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d79d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d2b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd79c {
  color: #dfd79c;
}
Background
.bg-dfd79c {
  background-color: #dfd79c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd79c {
  border: 2px solid #dfd79c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd79c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 51% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd79c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd79c, #c5df9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd79c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 156 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.79 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.93 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.18 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.30 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.38 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.55 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.38 #202863 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfd79c  rgb(223, 215, 156)  hsl(53, 51%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9ca4df  rgb(156, 164, 223)  hsl(233, 51%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9cdfd7  rgb(156, 223, 215)  hsl(173, 51%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#d79cdf  rgb(215, 156, 223)  hsl(293, 51%, 74%)  Plum