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#DDDB9D

#dddb9d ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dddb9d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 85.88% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.9% magenta, 28.96% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 58.12°, with 48.48% saturation and 74.12% 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 14.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.6847

Complementary

  1. #dddb9d
  2. #9d9fdd

Split complementary

  1. #dddb9d
  2. #9dbfdd
  3. #bb9ddd

Analogous

  1. #ddbb9d
  2. #dddb9d
  3. #bfdd9d

Triadic

  1. #dddb9d
  2. #9ddddb
  3. #db9ddd

Tetradic

  1. #dddb9d
  2. #9fdd9d
  3. #9d9fdd
  4. #db9ddd

Square

  1. #dddb9d
  2. #9dddbb
  3. #9d9fdd
  4. #dd9dbf

Monochromatic

  1. #a7a43a
  2. #c9c664
  3. #dddb9d
  4. #f1f0d6
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dddb9d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dddb9d
  2. #c7c58d
  3. #b1af7e
  4. #9b996e
  5. #85835e
  6. #6f6e4f
  7. #58583f
  8. #42422f
  9. #2c2c1f
  10. #161610
  11. #000000

Tints

#dddb9d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dddb9d
  2. #e0dfa7
  3. #e4e2b1
  4. #e7e6ba
  5. #ebe9c4
  6. #eeedce
  7. #f1f1d8
  8. #f5f4e2
  9. #f8f8eb
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dddb9d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dddb9d
  2. #d4d29a
  3. #cac997
  4. #c1c094
  5. #b8b791
  6. #afae8f
  7. #a5a48c
  8. #9c9b89
  9. #939286
  10. #898983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad9c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5d699 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d99f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e6d3cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d89b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3da9e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3d6ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dddb9d {
  color: #dddb9d;
}
Background
.bg-dddb9d {
  background-color: #dddb9d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dddb9d {
  border: 2px solid #dddb9d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dddb9d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 219 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 48% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dddb9d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dddb9d, #bfdd9d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dddb9d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 219 157 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.30 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.74 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.05 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.38 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.78 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.15 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.89 #222462 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#dddb9d  rgb(221, 219, 157)  hsl(58, 48%, 74%)  Pale Goldenrod
#9d9fdd  rgb(157, 159, 221)  hsl(238, 48%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ddddb  rgb(157, 221, 219)  hsl(178, 48%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#db9ddd  rgb(219, 157, 221)  hsl(298, 48%, 74%)  Plum