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#DCD895

#dcd895 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dcd895 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 84.71% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 32.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.62°, with 50.35% saturation and 72.35% 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 14.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.665

Complementary

  1. #dcd895
  2. #9599dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd895
  2. #95bcdc
  3. #b495dc

Analogous

  1. #dcb495
  2. #dcd895
  3. #bcdc95

Triadic

  1. #dcd895
  2. #95dcd8
  3. #d895dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd895
  2. #99dc95
  3. #9599dc
  4. #d895dc

Square

  1. #dcd895
  2. #95dcb4
  3. #9599dc
  4. #dc95bc

Monochromatic

  1. #a29c36
  2. #c9c35b
  3. #dcd895
  4. #efedcf
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dcd895 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd895
  2. #c6c286
  3. #b0ad77
  4. #9a9768
  5. #848259
  6. #6e6c4b
  7. #58563c
  8. #42412d
  9. #2c2b1e
  10. #16160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd895 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd895
  2. #e0dca0
  3. #e3e0aa
  4. #e7e4b5
  5. #eae8bf
  6. #eeecca
  7. #f1efd5
  8. #f5f3df
  9. #f8f7ea
  10. #fcfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd895 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd895
  2. #d3cf93
  3. #cac691
  4. #c0be8f
  5. #b7b58d
  6. #aeac8b
  7. #a5a388
  8. #9c9a86
  9. #929284
  10. #898982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d6bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d390 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d798 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6d0c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0d592 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d797 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2d3b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd895 {
  color: #dcd895;
}
Background
.bg-dcd895 {
  background-color: #dcd895;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd895 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd895;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd895;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 50% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd895 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd895, #bcdc95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd895 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 149 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.96 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.06 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.35 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.74 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.14 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.71 #faf0be Blond ΔE 7.21 #23276a Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dcd895  rgb(220, 216, 149)  hsl(57, 50%, 72%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9599dc  rgb(149, 153, 220)  hsl(237, 50%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#95dcd8  rgb(149, 220, 216)  hsl(177, 50%, 72%)  Pale Turquoise
#d895dc  rgb(216, 149, 220)  hsl(297, 50%, 72%)  Plum