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#dfd8a0 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfd8a0 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.71% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 28.25% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 53.33°, with 49.61% saturation and 75.1% 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 Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.68.

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Relative luminance0.6734

Complementary

  1. #dfd8a0
  2. #a0a7df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd8a0
  2. #a0c7df
  3. #b9a0df

Analogous

  1. #dfb9a0
  2. #dfd8a0
  3. #c7dfa0

Triadic

  1. #dfd8a0
  2. #a0dfd8
  3. #d8a0df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd8a0
  2. #a7dfa0
  3. #a0a7df
  4. #d8a0df

Square

  1. #dfd8a0
  2. #a0dfb9
  3. #a0a7df
  4. #dfa0c7

Monochromatic

  1. #ac9f3a
  2. #ccc167
  3. #dfd8a0
  4. #f2efd9
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dfd8a0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd8a0
  2. #c9c290
  3. #b2ad80
  4. #9c9770
  5. #868260
  6. #706c50
  7. #595640
  8. #434130
  9. #2d2b20
  10. #161610
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd8a0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd8a0
  2. #e2dcaa
  3. #e5e0b3
  4. #e9e4bd
  5. #ece8c6
  6. #efecd0
  7. #f2efd9
  8. #f5f3e3
  9. #f9f7ec
  10. #fcfbf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd8a0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd8a0
  2. #d6cf9d
  3. #ccc69a
  4. #c3be96
  5. #b9b593
  6. #b0ac90
  7. #a6a38d
  8. #9d9a8a
  9. #939286
  10. #8a8983
  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 #dad7c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d49c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d8a2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9d0c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d69e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d8a1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d3ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd8a0 {
  color: #dfd8a0;
}
Background
.bg-dfd8a0 {
  background-color: #dfd8a0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd8a0 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd8a0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd8a0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 50% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd8a0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd8a0, #c7dfa0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd8a0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 160 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.68 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.88 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.81 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.88 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.96 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.19 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.24 #20275f Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfd8a0  rgb(223, 216, 160)  hsl(53, 50%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a0a7df  rgb(160, 167, 223)  hsl(233, 50%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a0dfd8  rgb(160, 223, 216)  hsl(173, 50%, 75%)  Pale Turquoise
#d8a0df  rgb(216, 160, 223)  hsl(293, 50%, 75%)  Plum