#dfd599

Color #dfd599

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6.61 Nearest Tailwind class amber-100 #fef3c6 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#dfd599

RGB

rgb(223, 213, 153)

HSL

hsl(51.4, 52.2%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.4, 31.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.5%, 31.4%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(84.78, -5.54, 30.96)

LCH

lch(84.78, 31.45, 100.15)

OKLCH

oklch(86.7%, 0.0786, 99.82)

HWB

hwb(51.4, 60%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99a3df

Analogous

#dfb299

#dfd599

#c6df99

Triadic

#dfd599

#99dfd5

#d599df

Split-complementary

#dfd599

#99c6df

#b299df

Tetradic

#dfd599

#a3df99

#99a3df

#d599df

Square

#dfd599

#99dfb2

#99a3df

#df99c6

Shades

Color #dfd599 mixed toward black.

#d0c169

#bfac3c

#8f812d

#5f561e

#302b0f

Tints

Color #dfd599 mixed toward white.

#e4dcaa

#eae3bb

#efeacc

#f4f1dd

#faf8ee

Tones

Color #dfd599 mixed toward gray.

#d9d19f

#d3cda5

#cdc8aa

#c8c4b0

#c2c0b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

14.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (14.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dbdbaa · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#dbdcae · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#dfb6b9 · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#d4d4d4 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #dfd599;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dfd599]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#dfd599 (#dfd599) is rgb(223, 213, 153) in RGB.

No, #dfd599 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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