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#DCD19A

#dcd19a ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd19a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 81.96% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 50°, with 48.53% saturation and 73.33% 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 13.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.76.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6315

Complementary

  1. #dcd19a
  2. #9aa5dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd19a
  2. #9ac6dc
  3. #b09adc

Analogous

  1. #dcb09a
  2. #dcd19a
  3. #c6dc9a

Triadic

  1. #dcd19a
  2. #9adcd1
  3. #d19adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd19a
  2. #a5dc9a
  3. #9aa5dc
  4. #d19adc

Square

  1. #dcd19a
  2. #9adcb0
  3. #9aa5dc
  4. #dc9ac6

Monochromatic

  1. #a49239
  2. #c8b761
  3. #dcd19a
  4. #f0ebd3
  5. #faf8f0

Shades

#dcd19a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd19a
  2. #c6bc8b
  3. #b0a77b
  4. #9a926c
  5. #847d5c
  6. #6e694d
  7. #58543e
  8. #423f2e
  9. #2c2a1f
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd19a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd19a
  2. #e0d6a4
  3. #e3daae
  4. #e7dfb8
  5. #eae3c2
  6. #eee8cd
  7. #f1edd7
  8. #f5f1e1
  9. #f8f6eb
  10. #fcfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd19a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd19a
  2. #d3c997
  3. #cac195
  4. #c0b992
  5. #b7b190
  6. #aea98d
  7. #a5a08a
  8. #9c9888
  9. #929085
  10. #898883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5d0bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcce96 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfd29c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6c9c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dccf98 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ded29b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2ccb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd19a {
  color: #dcd19a;
}
Background
.bg-dcd19a {
  background-color: #dcd19a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd19a {
  border: 2px solid #dcd19a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd19a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 209 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 49% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd19a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd19a, #c6dc9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd19a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 209 154 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.76 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.36 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.76 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.04 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.08 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.19 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.20 #232e65 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dcd19a  rgb(220, 209, 154)  hsl(50, 49%, 73%)  Vanilla
#9aa5dc  rgb(154, 165, 220)  hsl(230, 49%, 73%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9adcd1  rgb(154, 220, 209)  hsl(170, 49%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise
#d19adc  rgb(209, 154, 220)  hsl(290, 49%, 73%)  Wisteria