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#DFCB8F

#dfcb8f ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfcb8f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 79.61% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.97% magenta, 35.87% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 55.56% saturation and 71.76% 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 13.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 6.07.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6038

Complementary

  1. #dfcb8f
  2. #8fa3df

Split complementary

  1. #dfcb8f
  2. #8fcbdf
  3. #a38fdf

Analogous

  1. #dfa38f
  2. #dfcb8f
  3. #cbdf8f

Triadic

  1. #dfcb8f
  2. #8fdfcb
  3. #cb8fdf

Tetradic

  1. #dfcb8f
  2. #a3df8f
  3. #8fa3df
  4. #cb8fdf

Square

  1. #dfcb8f
  2. #8fdfa3
  3. #8fa3df
  4. #df8fcb

Monochromatic

  1. #a6882f
  2. #ceaf53
  3. #dfcb8f
  4. #f0e7ca
  5. #faf8ef

Shades

#dfcb8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcb8f
  2. #c9b781
  3. #b2a272
  4. #9c8e64
  5. #867a56
  6. #706648
  7. #595139
  8. #433d2b
  9. #2d291d
  10. #16140e
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcb8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcb8f
  2. #e2d09a
  3. #e5d5a5
  4. #e9dbb1
  5. #ece0bc
  6. #efe5c7
  7. #f2ead2
  8. #f5efdd
  9. #f9f5e9
  10. #fcfaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcb8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcb8f
  2. #d6c48e
  3. #ccbc8c
  4. #c3b58b
  5. #b9ad89
  6. #b0a688
  7. #a69e86
  8. #9d9785
  9. #938f83
  10. #8a8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4ccb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c98b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddcf91 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ebc2bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbca8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #decd90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c6ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcb8f {
  color: #dfcb8f;
}
Background
.bg-dfcb8f {
  background-color: #dfcb8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcb8f {
  border: 2px solid #dfcb8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcb8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 203 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 56% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcb8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcb8f, #cbdf8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcb8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 203 143 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.07 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.51 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.55 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.62 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.89 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.32 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.35 #203470 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfcb8f  rgb(223, 203, 143)  hsl(45, 56%, 72%)  Vanilla
#8fa3df  rgb(143, 163, 223)  hsl(225, 56%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#8fdfcb  rgb(143, 223, 203)  hsl(165, 56%, 72%)  Seafoam Green
#cb8fdf  rgb(203, 143, 223)  hsl(285, 56%, 72%)  Wisteria