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#DFD8A8

#dfd8a8 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfd8a8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 24.66% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.36°, with 46.22% saturation and 76.67% 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 14.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.3.

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Relative luminance0.6763

Complementary

  1. #dfd8a8
  2. #a8afdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd8a8
  2. #a8cbdf
  3. #bda8df

Analogous

  1. #dfbda8
  2. #dfd8a8
  3. #cbdfa8

Triadic

  1. #dfd8a8
  2. #a8dfd8
  3. #d8a8df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd8a8
  2. #afdfa8
  3. #a8afdf
  4. #d8a8df

Square

  1. #dfd8a8
  2. #a8dfbd
  3. #a8afdf
  4. #dfa8cb

Monochromatic

  1. #aea040
  2. #cabf70
  3. #dfd8a8
  4. #f4f1e0
  5. #faf8f0

Shades

#dfd8a8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd8a8
  2. #c9c297
  3. #b2ad86
  4. #9c9776
  5. #868265
  6. #706c54
  7. #595643
  8. #434132
  9. #2d2b22
  10. #161611
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd8a8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd8a8
  2. #e2dcb1
  3. #e5e0b9
  4. #e9e4c2
  5. #ece8cb
  6. #efecd4
  7. #f2efdc
  8. #f5f3e5
  9. #f9f7ee
  10. #fcfbf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd8a8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd8a8
  2. #d6cfa4
  3. #ccc6a0
  4. #c3be9c
  5. #b9b598
  6. #b0ac94
  7. #a6a390
  8. #9d9a8c
  9. #939288
  10. #8a8984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad7c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d5a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d8aa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8d1cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d6a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d8a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4d4be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd8a8 {
  color: #dfd8a8;
}
Background
.bg-dfd8a8 {
  background-color: #dfd8a8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd8a8 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd8a8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd8a8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 46% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd8a8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd8a8, #cbdfa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd8a8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 168 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.30 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.54 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.48 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.54 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.40 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.45 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 7.78 #202757 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd8a8  rgb(223, 216, 168)  hsl(52, 46%, 77%)  Vanilla
#a8afdf  rgb(168, 175, 223)  hsl(232, 46%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a8dfd8  rgb(168, 223, 216)  hsl(172, 46%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise
#d8a8df  rgb(216, 168, 223)  hsl(292, 46%, 77%)  Plum