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#DFD8AE

#dfd8ae ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfd8ae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 21.97% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 51.43°, 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 14.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 5.12.

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Relative luminance0.6786

Complementary

  1. #dfd8ae
  2. #aeb5df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd8ae
  2. #aecddf
  3. #bfaedf

Analogous

  1. #dfbfae
  2. #dfd8ae
  3. #cddfae

Triadic

  1. #dfd8ae
  2. #aedfd8
  3. #d8aedf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd8ae
  2. #b5dfae
  3. #aeb5df
  4. #d8aedf

Square

  1. #dfd8ae
  2. #aedfbf
  3. #aeb5df
  4. #dfaecd

Monochromatic

  1. #afa045
  2. #c9be77
  3. #dfd8ae
  4. #f5f2e5
  5. #f9f8f0

Shades

#dfd8ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd8ae
  2. #c9c29d
  3. #b2ad8b
  4. #9c977a
  5. #868268
  6. #706c57
  7. #595646
  8. #434134
  9. #2d2b23
  10. #161611
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd8ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd8ae
  2. #e2dcb6
  3. #e5e0be
  4. #e9e4c6
  5. #ece8ce
  6. #efecd7
  7. #f2efdf
  8. #f5f3e7
  9. #f9f7ef
  10. #fcfbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd8ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd8ae
  2. #d6cfa9
  3. #ccc6a5
  4. #c3bea0
  5. #b9b59c
  6. #b0ac97
  7. #a6a392
  8. #9d9a8e
  9. #939289
  10. #8a8985
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad7c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0d5ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d8af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7d2cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d6ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d8af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4d4c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd8ae {
  color: #dfd8ae;
}
Background
.bg-dfd8ae {
  background-color: #dfd8ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd8ae {
  border: 2px solid #dfd8ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd8ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 43% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd8ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd8ae, #cddfae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd8ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 174 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.12 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.61 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.66 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.26 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 6.41 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.29 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.46 #202751 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd8ae  rgb(223, 216, 174)  hsl(51, 43%, 78%)  Vanilla
#aeb5df  rgb(174, 181, 223)  hsl(231, 43%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aedfd8  rgb(174, 223, 216)  hsl(171, 43%, 78%)  Pale Turquoise
#d8aedf  rgb(216, 174, 223)  hsl(291, 43%, 78%)  Plum