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#DFD8AA

#dfd8aa ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfd8aa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 23.77% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.08°, with 45.3% saturation and 77.06% 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 14.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.53.

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Relative luminance0.677

Complementary

  1. #dfd8aa
  2. #aab1df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd8aa
  2. #aacbdf
  3. #beaadf

Analogous

  1. #dfbeaa
  2. #dfd8aa
  3. #cbdfaa

Triadic

  1. #dfd8aa
  2. #aadfd8
  3. #d8aadf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd8aa
  2. #b1dfaa
  3. #aab1df
  4. #d8aadf

Square

  1. #dfd8aa
  2. #aadfbe
  3. #aab1df
  4. #dfaacb

Monochromatic

  1. #aea042
  2. #cabf72
  3. #dfd8aa
  4. #f4f2e2
  5. #f9f8f0

Shades

#dfd8aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd8aa
  2. #c9c299
  3. #b2ad88
  4. #9c9777
  5. #868266
  6. #706c55
  7. #595644
  8. #434133
  9. #2d2b22
  10. #161611
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd8aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd8aa
  2. #e2dcb3
  3. #e5e0bb
  4. #e9e4c4
  5. #ece8cc
  6. #efecd5
  7. #f2efdd
  8. #f5f3e6
  9. #f9f7ee
  10. #fcfbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd8aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd8aa
  2. #d6cfa6
  3. #ccc6a2
  4. #c3be9d
  5. #b9b599
  6. #b0ac95
  7. #a6a391
  8. #9d9a8d
  9. #939288
  10. #8a8984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad7c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d5a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d8ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7d1cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d6a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d8ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4d4bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd8aa {
  color: #dfd8aa;
}
Background
.bg-dfd8aa {
  background-color: #dfd8aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd8aa {
  border: 2px solid #dfd8aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd8aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 45% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd8aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd8aa, #cbdfaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd8aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 170 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.53 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.86 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.50 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.42 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.33 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 7.34 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.43 #202755 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd8aa  rgb(223, 216, 170)  hsl(52, 45%, 77%)  Vanilla
#aab1df  rgb(170, 177, 223)  hsl(232, 45%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aadfd8  rgb(170, 223, 216)  hsl(172, 45%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise
#d8aadf  rgb(216, 170, 223)  hsl(292, 45%, 77%)  Plum