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#DCD096

#dcd096 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd096 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 81.57% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.45% magenta, 31.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 49.71°, with 50% saturation and 72.55% 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 13.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6253

Complementary

  1. #dcd096
  2. #96a2dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd096
  2. #96c5dc
  3. #ad96dc

Analogous

  1. #dcad96
  2. #dcd096
  3. #c5dc96

Triadic

  1. #dcd096
  2. #96dcd0
  3. #d096dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd096
  2. #a2dc96
  3. #96a2dc
  4. #d096dc

Square

  1. #dcd096
  2. #96dcad
  3. #96a2dc
  4. #dc96c5

Monochromatic

  1. #a39036
  2. #c9b65d
  3. #dcd096
  4. #efeacf
  5. #faf8f0

Shades

#dcd096 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd096
  2. #c6bb87
  3. #b0a678
  4. #9a9269
  5. #847d5a
  6. #6e684b
  7. #58533c
  8. #423e2d
  9. #2c2a1e
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd096 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd096
  2. #e0d5a1
  3. #e3d9ab
  4. #e7deb6
  5. #eae3c0
  6. #eee8cb
  7. #f1ecd5
  8. #f5f1e0
  9. #f8f6ea
  10. #fcfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd096 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd096
  2. #d3c894
  3. #cac092
  4. #c0b88f
  5. #b7b08d
  6. #aea88b
  7. #a5a089
  8. #9c9887
  9. #929084
  10. #898882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4d0bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbcd92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfd198 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e7c8c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcce94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ded197 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2cbb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd096 {
  color: #dcd096;
}
Background
.bg-dcd096 {
  background-color: #dcd096;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd096 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd096;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd096;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 208 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 50% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd096 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd096, #c5dc96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd096 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 208 150 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.93 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.54 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.49 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.64 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.03 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.28 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.36 #232f69 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dcd096  rgb(220, 208, 150)  hsl(50, 50%, 73%)  Vanilla
#96a2dc  rgb(150, 162, 220)  hsl(230, 50%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96dcd0  rgb(150, 220, 208)  hsl(170, 50%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise
#d096dc  rgb(208, 150, 220)  hsl(290, 50%, 73%)  Wisteria