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#DBD98F

#dbd98f ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dbd98f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 85.1% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.91% magenta, 34.7% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 58.42°, with 51.35% saturation and 70.98% 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 14.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.6667

Complementary

  1. #dbd98f
  2. #8f91db

Split complementary

  1. #dbd98f
  2. #8fb7db
  3. #b38fdb

Analogous

  1. #dbb38f
  2. #dbd98f
  3. #b7db8f

Triadic

  1. #dbd98f
  2. #8fdbd9
  3. #d98fdb

Tetradic

  1. #dbd98f
  2. #91db8f
  3. #8f91db
  4. #d98fdb

Square

  1. #dbd98f
  2. #8fdbb3
  3. #8f91db
  4. #db8fb7

Monochromatic

  1. #9e9b33
  2. #c8c555
  3. #dbd98f
  4. #eeedc9
  5. #fafaf0

Shades

#dbd98f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dbd98f
  2. #c5c381
  3. #afae72
  4. #999864
  5. #838256
  6. #6e6d48
  7. #585739
  8. #42412b
  9. #2c2b1d
  10. #16160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dbd98f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dbd98f
  2. #dfdd9a
  3. #e2e1a5
  4. #e6e4b1
  5. #e9e8bc
  6. #edecc7
  7. #f1f0d2
  8. #f4f4dd
  9. #f8f7e9
  10. #fbfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dbd98f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dbd98f
  2. #d2d08e
  3. #c9c78c
  4. #c0be8b
  5. #b7b589
  6. #aead88
  7. #a4a486
  8. #9b9b85
  9. #929283
  10. #898982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d7bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5d38a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d792 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e5d0c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d68c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d891 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1d4b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dbd98f {
  color: #dbd98f;
}
Background
.bg-dbd98f {
  background-color: #dbd98f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dbd98f {
  border: 2px solid #dbd98f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dbd98f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 217 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 51% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dbd98f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dbd98f, #b7db8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dbd98f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 217 143 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.56 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.68 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.75 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.86 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.96 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 7.76 #242670 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dbd98f  rgb(219, 217, 143)  hsl(58, 51%, 71%)  Pale Goldenrod
#8f91db  rgb(143, 145, 219)  hsl(238, 51%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8fdbd9  rgb(143, 219, 217)  hsl(178, 51%, 71%)  Pale Turquoise
#d98fdb  rgb(217, 143, 219)  hsl(298, 51%, 71%)  Plum