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#DFD8A4

#dfd8a4 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#dfd8a4 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 84.71% green and 64.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 26.46% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 52.88°, with 47.97% saturation and 75.88% 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 14.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.99.

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Relative luminance0.6748

Complementary

  1. #dfd8a4
  2. #a4abdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfd8a4
  2. #a4c8df
  3. #baa4df

Analogous

  1. #dfbaa4
  2. #dfd8a4
  3. #c8dfa4

Triadic

  1. #dfd8a4
  2. #a4dfd8
  3. #d8a4df

Tetradic

  1. #dfd8a4
  2. #abdfa4
  3. #a4abdf
  4. #d8a4df

Square

  1. #dfd8a4
  2. #a4dfba
  3. #a4abdf
  4. #dfa4c8

Monochromatic

  1. #ada03d
  2. #cbc06b
  3. #dfd8a4
  4. #f3f0dd
  5. #faf9f0

Shades

#dfd8a4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfd8a4
  2. #c9c294
  3. #b2ad83
  4. #9c9773
  5. #868262
  6. #706c52
  7. #595642
  8. #434131
  9. #2d2b21
  10. #161610
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfd8a4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfd8a4
  2. #e2dcad
  3. #e5e0b6
  4. #e9e4bf
  5. #ece8c8
  6. #efecd2
  7. #f2efdb
  8. #f5f3e4
  9. #f9f7ed
  10. #fcfbf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfd8a4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfd8a4
  2. #d6cfa0
  3. #ccc69d
  4. #c3be99
  5. #b9b596
  6. #b0ac92
  7. #a6a38e
  8. #9d9a8b
  9. #939287
  10. #8a8984
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dad7c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d4a1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d8a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e8d1ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1d6a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2d8a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4d4bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfd8a4 {
  color: #dfd8a4;
}
Background
.bg-dfd8a4 {
  background-color: #dfd8a4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfd8a4 {
  border: 2px solid #dfd8a4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfd8a4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 216 164;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 48% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfd8a4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfd8a4, #c8dfa4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfd8a4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 216 164 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.99 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.01 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.58 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.85 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.58 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 7.63 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.66 #20275b Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#dfd8a4  rgb(223, 216, 164)  hsl(53, 48%, 76%)  Vanilla
#a4abdf  rgb(164, 171, 223)  hsl(233, 48%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a4dfd8  rgb(164, 223, 216)  hsl(173, 48%, 76%)  Pale Turquoise
#d8a4df  rgb(216, 164, 223)  hsl(293, 48%, 76%)  Plum