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#DAD799

#dad799 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dad799 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 84.31% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.38% magenta, 29.82% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 57.23°, with 46.76% saturation and 72.75% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6581

Complementary

  1. #dad799
  2. #999cda

Split complementary

  1. #dad799
  2. #99bdda
  3. #b799da

Analogous

  1. #dab799
  2. #dad799
  3. #bdda99

Triadic

  1. #dad799
  2. #99dad7
  3. #d799da

Tetradic

  1. #dad799
  2. #9cda99
  3. #999cda
  4. #d799da

Square

  1. #dad799
  2. #99dab7
  3. #999cda
  4. #da99bd

Monochromatic

  1. #a09b3a
  2. #c6c161
  3. #dad799
  4. #eeedd1
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dad799 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dad799
  2. #c4c28a
  3. #aeac7a
  4. #99976b
  5. #83815c
  6. #6d6c4d
  7. #57563d
  8. #41412e
  9. #2c2b1f
  10. #16160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dad799 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dad799
  2. #dedba3
  3. #e1dfad
  4. #e5e3b8
  5. #e9e7c2
  6. #edebcc
  7. #f0efd6
  8. #f4f3e0
  9. #f8f7eb
  10. #fbfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dad799 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dad799
  2. #d1ce97
  3. #c8c694
  4. #bfbd92
  5. #b6b48f
  6. #adac8d
  7. #a4a38a
  8. #9b9a88
  9. #929185
  10. #898983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6d5bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d295 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d59b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3cfc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd497 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d69a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e0d2b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dad799 {
  color: #dad799;
}
Background
.bg-dad799 {
  background-color: #dad799;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dad799 {
  border: 2px solid #dad799;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dad799;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 215 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 47% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dad799 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dad799, #bdda99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dad799 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 215 153 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.07 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.12 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.33 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.70 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.02 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.06 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.75 #252866 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dad799  rgb(218, 215, 153)  hsl(57, 47%, 73%)  Pale Goldenrod
#999cda  rgb(153, 156, 218)  hsl(237, 47%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99dad7  rgb(153, 218, 215)  hsl(177, 47%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise
#d799da  rgb(215, 153, 218)  hsl(297, 47%, 73%)  Plum