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#dfdcaa ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfdcaa 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 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.35% magenta, 23.77% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 56.6°, with 45.3% saturation and 77.06% 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 14.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.6978

Complementary

  1. #dfdcaa
  2. #aaaddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfdcaa
  2. #aac8df
  3. #c1aadf

Analogous

  1. #dfc1aa
  2. #dfdcaa
  3. #c8dfaa

Triadic

  1. #dfdcaa
  2. #aadfdc
  3. #dcaadf

Tetradic

  1. #dfdcaa
  2. #addfaa
  3. #aaaddf
  4. #dcaadf

Square

  1. #dfdcaa
  2. #aadfc1
  3. #aaaddf
  4. #dfaac8

Monochromatic

  1. #aea842
  2. #cac572
  3. #dfdcaa
  4. #f4f3e2
  5. #f9f9f0

Shades

#dfdcaa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfdcaa
  2. #c9c699
  3. #b2b088
  4. #9c9a77
  5. #868466
  6. #706e55
  7. #595844
  8. #434233
  9. #2d2c22
  10. #161611
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfdcaa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfdcaa
  2. #e2e0b3
  3. #e5e3bb
  4. #e9e7c4
  5. #eceacc
  6. #efeed5
  7. #f2f1dd
  8. #f5f5e6
  9. #f9f8ee
  10. #fcfcf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfdcaa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfdcaa
  2. #d6d3a6
  3. #cccaa2
  4. #c3c09d
  5. #b9b799
  6. #b0ae95
  7. #a6a591
  8. #9d9c8d
  9. #939288
  10. #8a8984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcdbc8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5d8a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7dbac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7d5ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3daa8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4dbab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4d8c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfdcaa {
  color: #dfdcaa;
}
Background
.bg-dfdcaa {
  background-color: #dfdcaa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfdcaa {
  border: 2px solid #dfdcaa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfdcaa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 220 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 45% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfdcaa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfdcaa, #c8dfaa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfdcaa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 220 170 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.79 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.50 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.22 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.79 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 7.08 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.24 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.74 #202355 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dfdcaa  rgb(223, 220, 170)  hsl(57, 45%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#aaaddf  rgb(170, 173, 223)  hsl(237, 45%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aadfdc  rgb(170, 223, 220)  hsl(177, 45%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise
#dcaadf  rgb(220, 170, 223)  hsl(297, 45%, 77%)  Plum