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#DFD98E

#dfd98e ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd98e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 85.1% green and 55.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 36.32% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.56°, with 55.86% saturation and 71.57% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6727

Complementary

  1. #dfd98e
  2. #8e94df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd98e
  2. #8ebcdf
  3. #b18edf

Analogous

  1. #dfb18e
  2. #dfd98e
  3. #bcdf8e

Triadic

  1. #dfd98e
  2. #8edfd9
  3. #d98edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd98e
  2. #94df8e
  3. #8e94df
  4. #d98edf

Square

  1. #dfd98e
  2. #8edfb1
  3. #8e94df
  4. #df8ebc

Monochromatic

  1. #a59c2f
  2. #cec552
  3. #dfd98e
  4. #f0edca
  5. #fafaef

Shades

#dfd98e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd98e
  2. #c9c380
  3. #b2ae72
  4. #9c9863
  5. #868255
  6. #706d47
  7. #595739
  8. #43412b
  9. #2d2b1c
  10. #16160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd98e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd98e
  2. #e2dd99
  3. #e5e1a5
  4. #e9e4b0
  5. #ece8bb
  6. #efecc7
  7. #f2f0d2
  8. #f5f4dd
  9. #f9f7e8
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd98e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd98e
  2. #d6d08d
  3. #ccc78b
  4. #c3be8a
  5. #b9b588
  6. #b0ad87
  7. #a6a486
  8. #9d9b84
  9. #939283
  10. #8a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad7bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5d489 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d891 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ead0c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d68b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d890 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6d3b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd98e {
  color: #dfd98e;
}
Background
.bg-dfd98e {
  background-color: #dfd98e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd98e {
  border: 2px solid #dfd98e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd98e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 142;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 56% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd98e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd98e, #bcdf8e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd98e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 142 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.99 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.30 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.40 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.76 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.10 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.37 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.65 #202671 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Khaki
#dfd98e  rgb(223, 217, 142)  hsl(56, 56%, 72%)  Khaki
#8e94df  rgb(142, 148, 223)  hsl(236, 56%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8edfd9  rgb(142, 223, 217)  hsl(176, 56%, 72%)  Pale Turquoise
#d98edf  rgb(217, 142, 223)  hsl(296, 56%, 72%)  Violet