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#DFDCA8

#dfdca8 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfdca8 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 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.35% magenta, 24.66% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.73°, with 46.22% saturation and 76.67% 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 14.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.697

Complementary

  1. #dfdca8
  2. #a8abdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfdca8
  2. #a8c7df
  3. #c1a8df

Analogous

  1. #dfc1a8
  2. #dfdca8
  3. #c7dfa8

Triadic

  1. #dfdca8
  2. #a8dfdc
  3. #dca8df

Tetradic

  1. #dfdca8
  2. #abdfa8
  3. #a8abdf
  4. #dca8df

Square

  1. #dfdca8
  2. #a8dfc1
  3. #a8abdf
  4. #dfa8c7

Monochromatic

  1. #aea840
  2. #cac670
  3. #dfdca8
  4. #f4f3e0
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dfdca8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdca8
  2. #c9c697
  3. #b2b086
  4. #9c9a76
  5. #868465
  6. #706e54
  7. #595843
  8. #434232
  9. #2d2c22
  10. #161611
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdca8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdca8
  2. #e2e0b1
  3. #e5e3b9
  4. #e9e7c2
  5. #eceacb
  6. #efeed4
  7. #f2f1dc
  8. #f5f5e5
  9. #f9f8ee
  10. #fcfcf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdca8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdca8
  2. #d6d3a4
  3. #cccaa0
  4. #c3c09c
  5. #b9b798
  6. #b0ae94
  7. #a6a590
  8. #9d9c8c
  9. #939288
  10. #8a8984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcdac8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5d8a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7dbaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7d5ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3daa6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4dba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4d8c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdca8 {
  color: #dfdca8;
}
Background
.bg-dfdca8 {
  background-color: #dfdca8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdca8 {
  border: 2px solid #dfdca8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdca8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 46% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdca8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdca8, #c7dfa8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdca8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 168 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.52 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.36 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.28 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.94 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 7.30 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.37 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.70 #202357 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfdca8  rgb(223, 220, 168)  hsl(57, 46%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a8abdf  rgb(168, 171, 223)  hsl(237, 46%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a8dfdc  rgb(168, 223, 220)  hsl(177, 46%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise
#dca8df  rgb(220, 168, 223)  hsl(297, 46%, 77%)  Plum