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#DFCD98

#dfcd98 ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfcd98 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 80.39% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.07% magenta, 31.84% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 44.79°, with 52.59% saturation and 73.53% 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 13.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6162

Complementary

  1. #dfcd98
  2. #98aadf

Split complementary

  1. #dfcd98
  2. #98cddf
  3. #aa98df

Analogous

  1. #dfaa98
  2. #dfcd98
  3. #cddf98

Triadic

  1. #dfcd98
  2. #98dfcd
  3. #cd98df

Tetradic

  1. #dfcd98
  2. #aadf98
  3. #98aadf
  4. #cd98df

Square

  1. #dfcd98
  2. #98dfaa
  3. #98aadf
  4. #df98cd

Monochromatic

  1. #a98c35
  2. #cdb15e
  3. #dfcd98
  4. #f1e9d2
  5. #faf7ef

Shades

#dfcd98 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfcd98
  2. #c9b989
  3. #b2a47a
  4. #9c906a
  5. #867b5b
  6. #70674c
  7. #59523d
  8. #433e2e
  9. #2d291e
  10. #16150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfcd98 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfcd98
  2. #e2d2a2
  3. #e5d7ad
  4. #e9dcb7
  5. #ece1c1
  6. #efe6cc
  7. #f2ebd6
  8. #f5f0e0
  9. #f9f5ea
  10. #fcfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfcd98 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfcd98
  2. #d6c596
  3. #ccbe93
  4. #c3b691
  5. #b9ae8e
  6. #b0a78c
  7. #a69f8a
  8. #9d9787
  9. #938f85
  10. #8a8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5cebb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9cb94 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddd09a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eac5bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbcc96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #decf99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c8b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfcd98 {
  color: #dfcd98;
}
Background
.bg-dfcd98 {
  background-color: #dfcd98;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfcd98 {
  border: 2px solid #dfcd98;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfcd98;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 205 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 53% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfcd98 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfcd98, #cddf98);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfcd98 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 205 152 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.55 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.56 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.64 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 6.85 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.95 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.04 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 7.06 #203267 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Wheat
#dfcd98  rgb(223, 205, 152)  hsl(45, 53%, 74%)  Wheat
#98aadf  rgb(152, 170, 223)  hsl(225, 53%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#98dfcd  rgb(152, 223, 205)  hsl(165, 53%, 74%)  Magic Mint
#cd98df  rgb(205, 152, 223)  hsl(285, 53%, 74%)  Wisteria