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#DCDCA8

#dcdca8 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dcdca8 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 86.27% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 23.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 42.62% saturation and 76.08% 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 14.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.6923

Complementary

  1. #dcdca8
  2. #a8a8dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcdca8
  2. #a8c2dc
  3. #c2a8dc

Analogous

  1. #dcc2a8
  2. #dcdca8
  3. #c2dca8

Triadic

  1. #dcdca8
  2. #a8dcdc
  3. #dca8dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcdca8
  2. #a8dca8
  3. #a8a8dc
  4. #dca8dc

Square

  1. #dcdca8
  2. #a8dcc2
  3. #a8a8dc
  4. #dca8c2

Monochromatic

  1. #a8a843
  2. #c6c671
  3. #dcdca8
  4. #f2f2df
  5. #f9f9f0

Shades

#dcdca8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcdca8
  2. #c6c697
  3. #b0b086
  4. #9a9a76
  5. #848465
  6. #6e6e54
  7. #585843
  8. #424232
  9. #2c2c22
  10. #161611
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcdca8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcdca8
  2. #e0e0b1
  3. #e3e3b9
  4. #e7e7c2
  5. #eaeacb
  6. #eeeed4
  7. #f1f1dc
  8. #f5f5e5
  9. #f8f8ee
  10. #fcfcf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcdca8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcdca8
  2. #d3d3a4
  3. #cacaa0
  4. #c0c09c
  5. #b7b798
  6. #aeae94
  7. #a5a590
  8. #9c9c8c
  9. #929288
  10. #898984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dadac7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5d8a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6daaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e4d5ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d9a6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2dba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e1d8c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcdca8 {
  color: #dcdca8;
}
Background
.bg-dcdca8 {
  background-color: #dcdca8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcdca8 {
  border: 2px solid #dcdca8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcdca8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 220 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 43% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcdca8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcdca8, #c2dca8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcdca8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 220 168 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.97 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.20 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.88 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.23 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 7.36 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 7.53 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 8.06 #232357 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dcdca8  rgb(220, 220, 168)  hsl(60, 43%, 76%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a8a8dc  rgb(168, 168, 220)  hsl(240, 43%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a8dcdc  rgb(168, 220, 220)  hsl(180, 43%, 76%)  Powder Blue
#dca8dc  rgb(220, 168, 220)  hsl(300, 43%, 76%)  Plum