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#DFD99A

#dfd99a ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd99a 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 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 30.94% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.78°, with 51.88% saturation and 73.92% 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 14.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6765

Complementary

  1. #dfd99a
  2. #9aa0df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd99a
  2. #9ac2df
  3. #b69adf

Analogous

  1. #dfb69a
  2. #dfd99a
  3. #c2df9a

Triadic

  1. #dfd99a
  2. #9adfd9
  3. #d99adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd99a
  2. #a0df9a
  3. #9aa0df
  4. #d99adf

Square

  1. #dfd99a
  2. #9adfb6
  3. #9aa0df
  4. #df9ac2

Monochromatic

  1. #aaa036
  2. #cdc360
  3. #dfd99a
  4. #f1efd4
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dfd99a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd99a
  2. #c9c38b
  3. #b2ae7b
  4. #9c986c
  5. #86825c
  6. #706d4d
  7. #59573e
  8. #43412e
  9. #2d2b1f
  10. #16160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd99a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd99a
  2. #e2dda4
  3. #e5e1ae
  4. #e9e4b8
  5. #ece8c2
  6. #efeccd
  7. #f2f0d7
  8. #f5f4e1
  9. #f9f7eb
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd99a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd99a
  2. #d6d097
  3. #ccc795
  4. #c3be92
  5. #b9b590
  6. #b0ad8d
  7. #a6a48a
  8. #9d9b88
  9. #939285
  10. #8a8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad8c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d596 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d89c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9d1c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d697 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d99b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d4b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd99a {
  color: #dfd99a;
}
Background
.bg-dfd99a {
  background-color: #dfd99a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd99a {
  border: 2px solid #dfd99a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd99a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 52% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd99a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd99a, #c2df9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd99a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 154 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.40 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.16 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.62 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.88 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.20 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.35 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.30 #202665 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfd99a  rgb(223, 217, 154)  hsl(55, 52%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9aa0df  rgb(154, 160, 223)  hsl(235, 52%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9adfd9  rgb(154, 223, 217)  hsl(175, 52%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#d99adf  rgb(217, 154, 223)  hsl(295, 52%, 74%)  Plum