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#DFD7AE

#dfd7ae ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfd7ae is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.31% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 21.97% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 50.2°, with 43.36% saturation and 77.84% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 5.28.

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Relative luminance0.6734

Complementary

  1. #dfd7ae
  2. #aeb6df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd7ae
  2. #aecedf
  3. #beaedf

Analogous

  1. #dfbeae
  2. #dfd7ae
  3. #cedfae

Triadic

  1. #dfd7ae
  2. #aedfd7
  3. #d7aedf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd7ae
  2. #b6dfae
  3. #aeb6df
  4. #d7aedf

Square

  1. #dfd7ae
  2. #aedfbe
  3. #aeb6df
  4. #dfaece

Monochromatic

  1. #af9e45
  2. #c9bc77
  3. #dfd7ae
  4. #f5f2e5
  5. #f9f8f0

Shades

#dfd7ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd7ae
  2. #c9c29d
  3. #b2ac8b
  4. #9c977a
  5. #868168
  6. #706c57
  7. #595646
  8. #434134
  9. #2d2b23
  10. #161611
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd7ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd7ae
  2. #e2dbb6
  3. #e5dfbe
  4. #e9e3c6
  5. #ece7ce
  6. #efebd7
  7. #f2efdf
  8. #f5f3e7
  9. #f9f7ef
  10. #fcfbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd7ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd7ae
  2. #d6cea9
  3. #ccc6a5
  4. #c3bda0
  5. #b9b49c
  6. #b0ac97
  7. #a6a392
  8. #9d9a8e
  9. #939189
  10. #8a8985
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad6c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfd4ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2d8af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7d1cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd5ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d7af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4d3c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd7ae {
  color: #dfd7ae;
}
Background
.bg-dfd7ae {
  background-color: #dfd7ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd7ae {
  border: 2px solid #dfd7ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd7ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 215 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 43% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd7ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd7ae, #cedfae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd7ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 215 174 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.28 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.87 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.95 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.97 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 6.09 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.27 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.54 #202851 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd7ae  rgb(223, 215, 174)  hsl(50, 43%, 78%)  Vanilla
#aeb6df  rgb(174, 182, 223)  hsl(230, 43%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aedfd7  rgb(174, 223, 215)  hsl(170, 43%, 78%)  Pale Turquoise
#d7aedf  rgb(215, 174, 223)  hsl(290, 43%, 78%)  Plum