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#DCD9AC

#dcd9ac ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dcd9ac is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 85.1% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.36% magenta, 21.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 56.25°, with 40.68% saturation and 76.86% 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 14.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.6782

Complementary

  1. #dcd9ac
  2. #acafdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd9ac
  2. #acc7dc
  3. #c1acdc

Analogous

  1. #dcc1ac
  2. #dcd9ac
  3. #c7dcac

Triadic

  1. #dcd9ac
  2. #acdcd9
  3. #d9acdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd9ac
  2. #afdcac
  3. #acafdc
  4. #d9acdc

Square

  1. #dcd9ac
  2. #acdcc1
  3. #acafdc
  4. #dcacc7

Monochromatic

  1. #a8a247
  2. #c5c076
  3. #dcd9ac
  4. #f3f2e2
  5. #f9f8f1

Shades

#dcd9ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd9ac
  2. #c6c39b
  3. #b0ae8a
  4. #9a9878
  5. #848267
  6. #6e6d56
  7. #585745
  8. #424134
  9. #2c2b22
  10. #161611
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd9ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd9ac
  2. #e0ddb4
  3. #e3e1bd
  4. #e7e4c5
  5. #eae8cd
  6. #eeecd6
  7. #f1f0de
  8. #f5f4e6
  9. #f8f7ee
  10. #fcfbf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd9ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd9ac
  2. #d3d0a8
  3. #cac7a3
  4. #c0be9f
  5. #b7b59a
  6. #aead96
  7. #a5a492
  8. #9c9b8d
  9. #929289
  10. #898984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d7d7d7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d8c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1d5a9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d8ae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e3d3cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfd7aa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d8ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1d5c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd9ac {
  color: #dcd9ac;
}
Background
.bg-dcd9ac {
  background-color: #dcd9ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd9ac {
  border: 2px solid #dcd9ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd9ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 217 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 41% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd9ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd9ac, #c7dcac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd9ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 217 172 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.05 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.37 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.87 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.26 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 7.32 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.71 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.72 #232653 Inverted #d7d7d7 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dcd9ac  rgb(220, 217, 172)  hsl(56, 41%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod
#acafdc  rgb(172, 175, 220)  hsl(236, 41%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#acdcd9  rgb(172, 220, 217)  hsl(176, 41%, 77%)  Powder Blue
#d9acdc  rgb(217, 172, 220)  hsl(296, 41%, 77%)  Plum