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#DFD99D

#dfd99d ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfd99d 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 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 29.6% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 54.55°, with 50.77% saturation and 74.51% 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 14.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.35.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6775

Complementary

  1. #dfd99d
  2. #9da3df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd99d
  2. #9dc4df
  3. #b89ddf

Analogous

  1. #dfb89d
  2. #dfd99d
  3. #c4df9d

Triadic

  1. #dfd99d
  2. #9ddfd9
  3. #d99ddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd99d
  2. #a3df9d
  3. #9da3df
  4. #d99ddf

Square

  1. #dfd99d
  2. #9ddfb8
  3. #9da3df
  4. #df9dc4

Monochromatic

  1. #aba138
  2. #ccc363
  3. #dfd99d
  4. #f2efd7
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dfd99d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd99d
  2. #c9c38d
  3. #b2ae7e
  4. #9c986e
  5. #86825e
  6. #706d4f
  7. #59573f
  8. #43412f
  9. #2d2b1f
  10. #161610
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd99d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd99d
  2. #e2dda7
  3. #e5e1b1
  4. #e9e4ba
  5. #ece8c4
  6. #efecce
  7. #f2f0d8
  8. #f5f4e2
  9. #f9f7eb
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd99d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd99d
  2. #d6d09a
  3. #ccc797
  4. #c3be94
  5. #b9b591
  6. #b0ad8f
  7. #a6a48c
  8. #9d9b89
  9. #939286
  10. #8a8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad8c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d599 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d89f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e9d1c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d69b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d99e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d4b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd99d {
  color: #dfd99d;
}
Background
.bg-dfd99d {
  background-color: #dfd99d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd99d {
  border: 2px solid #dfd99d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd99d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 51% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd99d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd99d, #c4df9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd99d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 157 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.35 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.00 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.04 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.13 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.37 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.67 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.86 #202662 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfd99d  rgb(223, 217, 157)  hsl(55, 51%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9da3df  rgb(157, 163, 223)  hsl(235, 51%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ddfd9  rgb(157, 223, 217)  hsl(175, 51%, 75%)  Pale Turquoise
#d99ddf  rgb(217, 157, 223)  hsl(295, 51%, 75%)  Plum