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#DFDCA0

#dfdca0 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfdca0 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 86.27% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.35% magenta, 28.25% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 57.14°, with 49.61% saturation and 75.1% 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 14.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 2.94.

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Relative luminance0.6941

Complementary

  1. #dfdca0
  2. #a0a3df

Split complementary

  1. #dfdca0
  2. #a0c3df
  3. #bda0df

Analogous

  1. #dfbda0
  2. #dfdca0
  3. #c3dfa0

Triadic

  1. #dfdca0
  2. #a0dfdc
  3. #dca0df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdca0
  2. #a3dfa0
  3. #a0a3df
  4. #dca0df

Square

  1. #dfdca0
  2. #a0dfbd
  3. #a0a3df
  4. #dfa0c3

Monochromatic

  1. #aca73a
  2. #ccc767
  3. #dfdca0
  4. #f2f1d9
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dfdca0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdca0
  2. #c9c690
  3. #b2b080
  4. #9c9a70
  5. #868460
  6. #706e50
  7. #595840
  8. #434230
  9. #2d2c20
  10. #161610
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdca0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdca0
  2. #e2e0aa
  3. #e5e3b3
  4. #e9e7bd
  5. #eceac6
  6. #efeed0
  7. #f2f1d9
  8. #f5f5e3
  9. #f9f8ec
  10. #fcfcf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdca0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdca0
  2. #d6d39d
  3. #ccca9a
  4. #c3c096
  5. #b9b793
  6. #b0ae90
  7. #a6a58d
  8. #9d9c8a
  9. #939286
  10. #8a8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbdac5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6d79c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8daa2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8d4cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3d99e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4dba1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5d7bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdca0 {
  color: #dfdca0;
}
Background
.bg-dfdca0 {
  background-color: #dfdca0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdca0 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdca0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdca0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 50% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdca0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdca0, #c3dfa0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdca0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 160 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 2.94 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.27 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.84 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.18 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.88 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.21 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.70 #20235f Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfdca0  rgb(223, 220, 160)  hsl(57, 50%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a0a3df  rgb(160, 163, 223)  hsl(237, 50%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a0dfdc  rgb(160, 223, 220)  hsl(177, 50%, 75%)  Pale Turquoise
#dca0df  rgb(220, 160, 223)  hsl(297, 50%, 75%)  Plum