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#DFA028

#dfa028 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfa028 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 62.75% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.25% magenta, 82.06% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 39.34°, with 74.09% saturation and 51.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.4098

Complementary

  1. #dfa028
  2. #2867df

Split complementary

  1. #dfa028
  2. #28c3df
  3. #4428df

Analogous

  1. #df4428
  2. #dfa028
  3. #c3df28

Triadic

  1. #dfa028
  2. #28dfa0
  3. #a028df

Tetradic

  1. #dfa028
  2. #67df28
  3. #2867df
  4. #a028df

Square

  1. #dfa028
  2. #28df44
  3. #2867df
  4. #df28c3

Monochromatic

  1. #60440e
  2. #a27318
  3. #dfa028
  4. #e9bd6b
  5. #f3dbad

Shades

#dfa028 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfa028
  2. #c99024
  3. #b28020
  4. #9c701c
  5. #866018
  6. #705014
  7. #594010
  8. #43300c
  9. #2d2008
  10. #161004
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfa028 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfa028
  2. #e2aa3e
  3. #e5b353
  4. #e9bd69
  5. #ecc67e
  6. #efd094
  7. #f2d9a9
  8. #f5e3bf
  9. #f9ecd4
  10. #fcf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfa028 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfa028
  2. #d69d31
  3. #cc9a3a
  4. #c39642
  5. #b9934b
  6. #b09054
  7. #a68d5d
  8. #9d8a66
  9. #93866e
  10. #8a8377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2a78a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a208 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b22e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f38e8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a119 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1ab2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb966f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfa028 {
  color: #dfa028;
}
Background
.bg-dfa028 {
  background-color: #dfa028;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfa028 {
  border: 2px solid #dfa028;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfa028;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 160 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfa028 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfa028, #c3df28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfa028 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 160 40 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.32 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 2.46 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.46 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.40 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.46 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.91 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.95 #205fd7 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Marigold
#dfa028  rgb(223, 160, 40)  hsl(39, 74%, 52%)  Marigold
#2867df  rgb(40, 103, 223)  hsl(219, 74%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#28dfa0  rgb(40, 223, 160)  hsl(159, 74%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#a028df  rgb(160, 40, 223)  hsl(279, 74%, 52%)  Dark Orchid