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#DFD9B2

#dfd9b2 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfd9b2 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 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.69% magenta, 20.18% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52°, with 41.28% saturation and 78.63% 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 14.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.6853

Complementary

  1. #dfd9b2
  2. #b2b8df

Split complementary

  1. #dfd9b2
  2. #b2cfdf
  3. #c3b2df

Analogous

  1. #dfc3b2
  2. #dfd9b2
  3. #cfdfb2

Triadic

  1. #dfd9b2
  2. #b2dfd9
  3. #d9b2df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd9b2
  2. #b8dfb2
  3. #b2b8df
  4. #d9b2df

Square

  1. #dfd9b2
  2. #b2dfc3
  3. #b2b8df
  4. #dfb2cf

Monochromatic

  1. #afa249
  2. #c9be7c
  3. #dfd9b2
  4. #f5f4e8
  5. #f9f8f1

Shades

#dfd9b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd9b2
  2. #c9c3a0
  3. #b2ae8e
  4. #9c987d
  5. #86826b
  6. #706d59
  7. #595747
  8. #434135
  9. #2d2b24
  10. #161612
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd9b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd9b2
  2. #e2ddba
  3. #e5e1c1
  4. #e9e4c9
  5. #ece8d1
  6. #efecd9
  7. #f2f0e0
  8. #f5f4e8
  9. #f9f7f0
  10. #fcfbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd9b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd9b2
  2. #d6d0ad
  3. #ccc7a8
  4. #c3bea3
  5. #b9b59e
  6. #b0ad99
  7. #a6a494
  8. #9d9b8f
  9. #93928a
  10. #8a8985
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd8ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d6b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d9b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6d3ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d7b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1d9b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3d6c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd9b2 {
  color: #dfd9b2;
}
Background
.bg-dfd9b2 {
  background-color: #dfd9b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd9b2 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd9b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd9b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 217 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 41% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd9b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd9b2, #cfdfb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd9b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 217 178 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.69 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 5.81 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.81 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.13 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.54 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.15 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 7.23 #20264d Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd9b2  rgb(223, 217, 178)  hsl(52, 41%, 79%)  Vanilla
#b2b8df  rgb(178, 184, 223)  hsl(232, 41%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#b2dfd9  rgb(178, 223, 217)  hsl(172, 41%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise
#d9b2df  rgb(217, 178, 223)  hsl(292, 41%, 79%)  Lilac