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#DCCD99

#dccd99 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dccd99 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 80.39% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.82% magenta, 30.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 46.57°, with 48.91% saturation and 73.14% 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 13.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 5.54.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6118

Complementary

  1. #dccd99
  2. #99a8dc

Split complementary

  1. #dccd99
  2. #99cadc
  3. #ac99dc

Analogous

  1. #dcac99
  2. #dccd99
  3. #cadc99

Triadic

  1. #dccd99
  2. #99dccd
  3. #cd99dc

Tetradic

  1. #dccd99
  2. #a8dc99
  3. #99a8dc
  4. #cd99dc

Square

  1. #dccd99
  2. #99dcac
  3. #99a8dc
  4. #dc99ca

Monochromatic

  1. #a48c38
  2. #c8b160
  3. #dccd99
  4. #f0e9d2
  5. #faf8f0

Shades

#dccd99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dccd99
  2. #c6b98a
  3. #b0a47a
  4. #9a906b
  5. #847b5c
  6. #6e674d
  7. #58523d
  8. #423e2e
  9. #2c291f
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dccd99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dccd99
  2. #e0d2a3
  3. #e3d7ad
  4. #e7dcb8
  5. #eae1c2
  6. #eee6cc
  7. #f1ebd6
  8. #f5f0e0
  9. #f8f5eb
  10. #fcfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dccd99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dccd99
  2. #d3c597
  3. #cabe94
  4. #c0b692
  5. #b7ae8f
  6. #aea78d
  7. #a59f8a
  8. #9c9788
  9. #928f85
  10. #898883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cdbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8ca96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dccf9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6c5bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dacb97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcce9a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2c8b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dccd99 {
  color: #dccd99;
}
Background
.bg-dccd99 {
  background-color: #dccd99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dccd99 {
  border: 2px solid #dccd99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dccd99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 205 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 49% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dccd99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dccd99, #cadc99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dccd99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 205 153 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.54 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.04 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.74 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.90 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.00 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.19 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 7.43 #233266 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dccd99  rgb(220, 205, 153)  hsl(47, 49%, 73%)  Vanilla
#99a8dc  rgb(153, 168, 220)  hsl(227, 49%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99dccd  rgb(153, 220, 205)  hsl(167, 49%, 73%)  Seafoam Green
#cd99dc  rgb(205, 153, 220)  hsl(287, 49%, 73%)  Wisteria