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#DFAC2A

#dfac2a ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfac2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 67.45% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.87% magenta, 81.17% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 43.09°, with 73.88% saturation and 51.96% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.4536

Complementary

  1. #dfac2a
  2. #2a5ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfac2a
  2. #2ab8df
  3. #512adf

Analogous

  1. #df512a
  2. #dfac2a
  3. #b8df2a

Triadic

  1. #dfac2a
  2. #2adfac
  3. #ac2adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfac2a
  2. #5ddf2a
  3. #2a5ddf
  4. #ac2adf

Square

  1. #dfac2a
  2. #2adf51
  3. #2a5ddf
  4. #df2ab8

Monochromatic

  1. #614a0f
  2. #a47d19
  3. #dfac2a
  4. #e9c66d
  5. #f3e0af

Shades

#dfac2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfac2a
  2. #c99b26
  3. #b28a22
  4. #9c781d
  5. #866719
  6. #705615
  7. #594511
  8. #43340d
  9. #2d2208
  10. #161104
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfac2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfac2a
  2. #e2b43f
  3. #e5bd55
  4. #e9c56a
  5. #eccd7f
  6. #efd695
  7. #f2deaa
  8. #f5e6bf
  9. #f9eed4
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfac2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfac2a
  2. #d6a833
  3. #cca33b
  4. #c39f44
  5. #b99a4c
  6. #b09655
  7. #a6925e
  8. #9d8d66
  9. #93896f
  10. #8a8477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ac05 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb932 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f29b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceac1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b42f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eba278 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfac2a {
  color: #dfac2a;
}
Background
.bg-dfac2a {
  background-color: #dfac2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfac2a {
  border: 2px solid #dfac2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfac2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 172 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfac2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfac2a, #b8df2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfac2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 172 42 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.91 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.00 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.75 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.92 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.40 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.66 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.81 #2053d5 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dfac2a  rgb(223, 172, 42)  hsl(43, 74%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2a5ddf  rgb(42, 93, 223)  hsl(223, 74%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#2adfac  rgb(42, 223, 172)  hsl(163, 74%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#ac2adf  rgb(172, 42, 223)  hsl(283, 74%, 52%)  Dark Orchid