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#DFA50E

#dfa50e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dfa50e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 64.71% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.01% magenta, 93.72% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 43.35°, with 88.19% saturation and 46.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.38.

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Relative luminance0.4263

Complementary

  1. #dfa50e
  2. #0e48df

Split complementary

  1. #dfa50e
  2. #0eb0df
  3. #3c0edf

Analogous

  1. #df3c0e
  2. #dfa50e
  3. #b0df0e

Triadic

  1. #dfa50e
  2. #0edfa5
  3. #a50edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfa50e
  2. #48df0e
  3. #0e48df
  4. #a50edf

Square

  1. #dfa50e
  2. #0edf3c
  3. #0e48df
  4. #df0eb0

Monochromatic

  1. #4f3a05
  2. #977009
  3. #dfa50e
  4. #f3c346
  5. #f8db8e

Shades

#dfa50e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfa50e
  2. #c9950d
  3. #b2840b
  4. #9c740a
  5. #866308
  6. #705307
  7. #594206
  8. #433204
  9. #2d2103
  10. #161101
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfa50e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfa50e
  2. #e2ae26
  3. #e5b73e
  4. #e9c056
  5. #ecc96e
  6. #efd287
  7. #f2db9f
  8. #f5e4b7
  9. #f9edcf
  10. #fcf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfa50e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfa50e
  2. #d6a119
  3. #cc9e25
  4. #c39a30
  5. #b9963c
  6. #b09347
  7. #a68f52
  8. #9d8b5e
  9. #938769
  10. #8a8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4ab8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab51c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3938d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cba600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3af17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eb9b70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfa50e {
  color: #dfa50e;
}
Background
.bg-dfa50e {
  background-color: #dfa50e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfa50e {
  border: 2px solid #dfa50e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfa50e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 165 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfa50e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfa50e, #b0df0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfa50e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 165 14 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.38 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.39 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.83 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.38 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.72 #205af1 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dfa50e  rgb(223, 165, 14)  hsl(43, 88%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#0e48df  rgb(14, 72, 223)  hsl(223, 88%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#0edfa5  rgb(14, 223, 165)  hsl(163, 88%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a50edf  rgb(165, 14, 223)  hsl(283, 88%, 46%)  Dark Orchid