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#DFD79E

#dfd79e ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd79e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 29.15% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.62°, with 50.39% saturation and 74.71% 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 14.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.6676

Complementary

  1. #dfd79e
  2. #9ea6df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd79e
  2. #9ec7df
  3. #b79edf

Analogous

  1. #dfb79e
  2. #dfd79e
  3. #c7df9e

Triadic

  1. #dfd79e
  2. #9edfd7
  3. #d79edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd79e
  2. #a6df9e
  3. #9ea6df
  4. #d79edf

Square

  1. #dfd79e
  2. #9edfb7
  3. #9ea6df
  4. #df9ec7

Monochromatic

  1. #ab9d39
  2. #ccbf64
  3. #dfd79e
  4. #f2efd8
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dfd79e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd79e
  2. #c9c28e
  3. #b2ac7e
  4. #9c976f
  5. #86815f
  6. #706c4f
  7. #59563f
  8. #43412f
  9. #2d2b20
  10. #161610
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd79e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd79e
  2. #e2dba8
  3. #e5dfb1
  4. #e9e3bb
  5. #ece7c5
  6. #efebcf
  7. #f2efd8
  8. #f5f3e2
  9. #f9f7ec
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd79e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd79e
  2. #d6ce9b
  3. #ccc698
  4. #c3bd95
  5. #b9b492
  6. #b0ac8f
  7. #a6a38c
  8. #9d9a89
  9. #939186
  10. #8a8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d6c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d39a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d7a0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9cfc8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d59c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d79f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d2b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd79e {
  color: #dfd79e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd79e {
  background-color: #dfd79e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd79e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd79e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd79e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 50% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd79e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd79e, #c7df9e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd79e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 158 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.85 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.88 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.02 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.66 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.74 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.89 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.15 #202861 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfd79e  rgb(223, 215, 158)  hsl(53, 50%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9ea6df  rgb(158, 166, 223)  hsl(233, 50%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9edfd7  rgb(158, 223, 215)  hsl(173, 50%, 75%)  Pale Turquoise
#d79edf  rgb(215, 158, 223)  hsl(293, 50%, 75%)  Plum