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#DFAB36

#dfab36 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfab36 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 67.06% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.32% magenta, 75.78% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 72.53% saturation and 54.31% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.4508

Complementary

  1. #dfab36
  2. #366adf

Split complementary

  1. #dfab36
  2. #36bedf
  3. #5636df

Analogous

  1. #df5636
  2. #dfab36
  3. #bedf36

Triadic

  1. #dfab36
  2. #36dfab
  3. #ab36df

Tetradic

  1. #dfab36
  2. #6adf36
  3. #366adf
  4. #ab36df

Square

  1. #dfab36
  2. #36df56
  3. #366adf
  4. #df36be

Monochromatic

  1. #6b4f11
  2. #ad801c
  3. #dfab36
  4. #eac778
  5. #f4e2ba

Shades

#dfab36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfab36
  2. #c99a31
  3. #b2892b
  4. #9c7826
  5. #866720
  6. #70561b
  7. #594416
  8. #433310
  9. #2d220b
  10. #161105
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfab36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfab36
  2. #e2b34a
  3. #e5bc5e
  4. #e9c472
  5. #eccd86
  6. #efd59b
  7. #f2ddaf
  8. #f5e6c3
  9. #f9eed7
  10. #fcf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfab36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfab36
  2. #d6a73d
  3. #cca245
  4. #c39e4c
  5. #b99a54
  6. #b0965b
  7. #a69162
  8. #9d8d6a
  9. #938971
  10. #8a8479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ab22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb93c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f29b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceab2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b339 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eba279 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfab36 {
  color: #dfab36;
}
Background
.bg-dfab36 {
  background-color: #dfab36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfab36 {
  border: 2px solid #dfab36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfab36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 171 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 73% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfab36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfab36, #bedf36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfab36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 171 54 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.58 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.32 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.17 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.14 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.27 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.17 #2054c9 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dfab36  rgb(223, 171, 54)  hsl(42, 73%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#366adf  rgb(54, 106, 223)  hsl(222, 73%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#36dfab  rgb(54, 223, 171)  hsl(162, 73%, 54%)  Caribbean Green
#ab36df  rgb(171, 54, 223)  hsl(282, 73%, 54%)  Dark Orchid