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#DFAA25

#dfaa25 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfaa25 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 66.67% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.77% magenta, 83.41% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 42.9°, with 74.4% saturation and 50.98% 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 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.38.

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Relative luminance0.4457

Complementary

  1. #dfaa25
  2. #255adf

Split complementary

  1. #dfaa25
  2. #25b7df
  3. #4d25df

Analogous

  1. #df4d25
  2. #dfaa25
  3. #b7df25

Triadic

  1. #dfaa25
  2. #25dfaa
  3. #aa25df

Tetradic

  1. #dfaa25
  2. #5adf25
  3. #255adf
  4. #aa25df

Square

  1. #dfaa25
  2. #25df4d
  3. #255adf
  4. #df25b7

Monochromatic

  1. #5d470e
  2. #a07917
  3. #dfaa25
  4. #e9c468
  5. #f3deaa

Shades

#dfaa25 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfaa25
  2. #c99921
  3. #b2881e
  4. #9c771a
  5. #866616
  6. #705513
  7. #59440f
  8. #43330b
  9. #2d2207
  10. #161104
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfaa25 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfaa25
  2. #e2b33b
  3. #e5bb51
  4. #e9c466
  5. #eccc7c
  6. #efd592
  7. #f2dda8
  8. #f5e6be
  9. #f9eed3
  10. #fcf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfaa25 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfaa25
  2. #d6a62e
  3. #cca237
  4. #c39d40
  5. #b99949
  6. #b09553
  7. #a6915c
  8. #9d8d65
  9. #93886e
  10. #8a8477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6af8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb82d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f39992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceaa11 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b22a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eba076 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfaa25 {
  color: #dfaa25;
}
Background
.bg-dfaa25 {
  background-color: #dfaa25;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfaa25 {
  border: 2px solid #dfaa25;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfaa25;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 170 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfaa25 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfaa25, #b7df25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfaa25 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 170 37 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.38 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.65 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.32 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.37 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.18 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.82 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.90 #2055da Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dfaa25  rgb(223, 170, 37)  hsl(43, 74%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#255adf  rgb(37, 90, 223)  hsl(223, 74%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#25dfaa  rgb(37, 223, 170)  hsl(163, 74%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#aa25df  rgb(170, 37, 223)  hsl(283, 74%, 51%)  Dark Orchid