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#DFD998

#dfd998 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd998 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 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 31.84% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.93°, with 52.59% saturation and 73.53% 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 14.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6758

Complementary

  1. #dfd998
  2. #989edf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd998
  2. #98c2df
  3. #b698df

Analogous

  1. #dfb698
  2. #dfd998
  3. #c2df98

Triadic

  1. #dfd998
  2. #98dfd9
  3. #d998df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd998
  2. #9edf98
  3. #989edf
  4. #d998df

Square

  1. #dfd998
  2. #98dfb6
  3. #989edf
  4. #df98c2

Monochromatic

  1. #a9a035
  2. #cdc35e
  3. #dfd998
  4. #f1efd2
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#dfd998 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd998
  2. #c9c389
  3. #b2ae7a
  4. #9c986a
  5. #86825b
  6. #706d4c
  7. #59573d
  8. #43412e
  9. #2d2b1e
  10. #16160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd998 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd998
  2. #e2dda2
  3. #e5e1ad
  4. #e9e4b7
  5. #ece8c1
  6. #efeccc
  7. #f2f0d6
  8. #f5f4e0
  9. #f9f7ea
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd998 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd998
  2. #d6d096
  3. #ccc793
  4. #c3be91
  5. #b9b58e
  6. #b0ad8c
  7. #a6a48a
  8. #9d9b87
  9. #939285
  10. #8a8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad7c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d494 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d89a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9d1c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d695 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d999 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d4b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd998 {
  color: #dfd998;
}
Background
.bg-dfd998 {
  background-color: #dfd998;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd998 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd998;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd998;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 53% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd998 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd998, #c2df98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd998 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 152 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.48 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.31 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.30 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.58 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.92 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.57 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.91 #202667 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfd998  rgb(223, 217, 152)  hsl(55, 53%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#989edf  rgb(152, 158, 223)  hsl(235, 53%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#98dfd9  rgb(152, 223, 217)  hsl(175, 53%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#d998df  rgb(217, 152, 223)  hsl(295, 53%, 74%)  Plum