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#DCD8A5

#dcd8a5 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dcd8a5 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 84.71% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.82% magenta, 25% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 55.64°, with 44% saturation and 75.49% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.6704

Complementary

  1. #dcd8a5
  2. #a5a9dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd8a5
  2. #a5c4dc
  3. #bda5dc

Analogous

  1. #dcbda5
  2. #dcd8a5
  3. #c4dca5

Triadic

  1. #dcd8a5
  2. #a5dcd8
  3. #d8a5dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd8a5
  2. #a9dca5
  3. #a5a9dc
  4. #d8a5dc

Square

  1. #dcd8a5
  2. #a5dcbd
  3. #a5a9dc
  4. #dca5c4

Monochromatic

  1. #a7a041
  2. #c7c06e
  3. #dcd8a5
  4. #f1f0dc
  5. #f9f9f0

Shades

#dcd8a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd8a5
  2. #c6c295
  3. #b0ad84
  4. #9a9774
  5. #848263
  6. #6e6c53
  7. #585642
  8. #424132
  9. #2c2b21
  10. #161611
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd8a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd8a5
  2. #e0dcae
  3. #e3e0b7
  4. #e7e4c0
  5. #eae8c9
  6. #eeecd2
  7. #f1efdb
  8. #f5f3e4
  9. #f8f7ed
  10. #fcfbf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd8a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd8a5
  2. #d3cfa1
  3. #cac69e
  4. #c0be9a
  5. #b7b596
  6. #aeac93
  7. #a5a38f
  8. #9c9a8b
  9. #929287
  10. #898984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d7c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d4a2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d7a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4d1ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd6a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d7a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1d4bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd8a5 {
  color: #dcd8a5;
}
Background
.bg-dcd8a5 {
  background-color: #dcd8a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd8a5 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd8a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd8a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 216 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 44% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd8a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd8a5, #c4dca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd8a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 216 165 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.26 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.73 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.93 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.69 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.71 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.00 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 8.04 #23275a Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dcd8a5  rgb(220, 216, 165)  hsl(56, 44%, 75%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a5a9dc  rgb(165, 169, 220)  hsl(236, 44%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a5dcd8  rgb(165, 220, 216)  hsl(176, 44%, 75%)  Pale Turquoise
#d8a5dc  rgb(216, 165, 220)  hsl(296, 44%, 75%)  Plum