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#DFD9AE

#dfd9ae ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfd9ae is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 85.1% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 21.97% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.65°, with 43.36% saturation and 77.84% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.6837

Complementary

  1. #dfd9ae
  2. #aeb4df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd9ae
  2. #aeccdf
  3. #c0aedf

Analogous

  1. #dfc0ae
  2. #dfd9ae
  3. #ccdfae

Triadic

  1. #dfd9ae
  2. #aedfd9
  3. #d9aedf

Tetradic

  1. #dfd9ae
  2. #b4dfae
  3. #aeb4df
  4. #d9aedf

Square

  1. #dfd9ae
  2. #aedfc0
  3. #aeb4df
  4. #dfaecc

Monochromatic

  1. #afa245
  2. #c9bf77
  3. #dfd9ae
  4. #f5f3e5
  5. #f9f8f0

Shades

#dfd9ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd9ae
  2. #c9c39d
  3. #b2ae8b
  4. #9c987a
  5. #868268
  6. #706d57
  7. #595746
  8. #434134
  9. #2d2b23
  10. #161611
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd9ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd9ae
  2. #e2ddb6
  3. #e5e1be
  4. #e9e4c6
  5. #ece8ce
  6. #efecd7
  7. #f2f0df
  8. #f5f4e7
  9. #f9f7ef
  10. #fcfbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd9ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd9ae
  2. #d6d0a9
  3. #ccc7a5
  4. #c3bea0
  5. #b9b59c
  6. #b0ad97
  7. #a6a492
  8. #9d9b8e
  9. #939289
  10. #8a8985
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd8c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d6ab ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d9af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7d3cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d7ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d9af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4d5c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd9ae {
  color: #dfd9ae;
}
Background
.bg-dfd9ae {
  background-color: #dfd9ae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd9ae {
  border: 2px solid #dfd9ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd9ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 43% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd9ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd9ae, #ccdfae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd9ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 174 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.00 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.28 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.49 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.58 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 6.75 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.07 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 7.31 #202651 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd9ae  rgb(223, 217, 174)  hsl(53, 43%, 78%)  Vanilla
#aeb4df  rgb(174, 180, 223)  hsl(233, 43%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aedfd9  rgb(174, 223, 217)  hsl(173, 43%, 78%)  Pale Turquoise
#d9aedf  rgb(217, 174, 223)  hsl(293, 43%, 78%)  Plum