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#DFD996

#dfd996 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd996 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 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 32.74% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 55.07°, with 53.28% saturation and 73.14% 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 14.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.61.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6752

Complementary

  1. #dfd996
  2. #969cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd996
  2. #96c1df
  3. #b596df

Analogous

  1. #dfb596
  2. #dfd996
  3. #c1df96

Triadic

  1. #dfd996
  2. #96dfd9
  3. #d996df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd996
  2. #9cdf96
  3. #969cdf
  4. #d996df

Square

  1. #dfd996
  2. #96dfb5
  3. #969cdf
  4. #df96c1

Monochromatic

  1. #a99f33
  2. #cdc45b
  3. #dfd996
  4. #f1eed1
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd996 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd996
  2. #c9c387
  3. #b2ae78
  4. #9c9869
  5. #86825a
  6. #706d4b
  7. #59573c
  8. #43412d
  9. #2d2b1e
  10. #16160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd996 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd996
  2. #e2dda1
  3. #e5e1ab
  4. #e9e4b6
  5. #ece8c0
  6. #efeccb
  7. #f2f0d5
  8. #f5f4e0
  9. #f9f7ea
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd996 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd996
  2. #d6d094
  3. #ccc792
  4. #c3be8f
  5. #b9b58d
  6. #b0ad8b
  7. #a6a489
  8. #9d9b87
  9. #939284
  10. #8a8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad7c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5d491 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d899 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9d0c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d693 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d898 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d4b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd996 {
  color: #dfd996;
}
Background
.bg-dfd996 {
  background-color: #dfd996;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd996 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd996;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd996;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 53% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd996 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd996, #c1df96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd996 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 150 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.61 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.49 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.00 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.28 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.65 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.53 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.81 #202669 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfd996  rgb(223, 217, 150)  hsl(55, 53%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#969cdf  rgb(150, 156, 223)  hsl(235, 53%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96dfd9  rgb(150, 223, 217)  hsl(175, 53%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise
#d996df  rgb(217, 150, 223)  hsl(295, 53%, 73%)  Plum