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#D8D9AB

#d8d9ab ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#d8d9ab is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 85.1% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 21.2% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 61.3°, with 37.7% saturation and 76.08% 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 14.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 5.41.

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Relative luminance0.6716

Complementary

  1. #d8d9ab
  2. #acabd9

Split complementary

  1. #d8d9ab
  2. #abc1d9
  3. #c3abd9

Analogous

  1. #d9c3ab
  2. #d8d9ab
  3. #c1d9ab

Triadic

  1. #d8d9ab
  2. #abd8d9
  3. #d9abd8

Tetradic

  1. #d8d9ab
  2. #abd9ac
  3. #acabd9
  4. #d9abd8

Square

  1. #d8d9ab
  2. #abd9c3
  3. #acabd9
  4. #d9abc1

Monochromatic

  1. #a0a249
  2. #c0c176
  3. #d8d9ab
  4. #f0f1e0
  5. #f8f9f1

Shades

#d8d9ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8d9ab
  2. #c2c39a
  3. #adae89
  4. #979878
  5. #828267
  6. #6c6d56
  7. #565744
  8. #414133
  9. #2b2b22
  10. #161611
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8d9ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8d9ab
  2. #dcddb3
  3. #e0e1bc
  4. #e4e4c4
  5. #e8e8cd
  6. #ececd5
  7. #eff0dd
  8. #f3f4e6
  9. #f7f7ee
  10. #fbfbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8d9ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8d9ab
  2. #cfd0a7
  3. #c6c7a2
  4. #bebe9e
  5. #b5b59a
  6. #acad96
  7. #a3a491
  8. #9a9b8d
  9. #929289
  10. #898984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7d7c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d5a8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1d7ad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfd3cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddd7a9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ded8ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dcd5c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8d9ab {
  color: #d8d9ab;
}
Background
.bg-d8d9ab {
  background-color: #d8d9ab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8d9ab {
  border: 2px solid #d8d9ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8d9ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 217 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 38% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8d9ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8d9ab, #c1d9ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8d9ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 217 171 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.41 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.30 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.64 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 7.51 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.72 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.99 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.20 #272654 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#d8d9ab  rgb(216, 217, 171)  hsl(61, 38%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod
#acabd9  rgb(172, 171, 217)  hsl(241, 38%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#abd8d9  rgb(171, 216, 217)  hsl(181, 38%, 76%)  Powder Blue
#d9abd8  rgb(217, 171, 216)  hsl(301, 38%, 76%)  Lilac