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#DFBC23

#dfbc23 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfbc23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 73.73% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.7% magenta, 84.3% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 48.83°, with 74.6% saturation and 50.59% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.96.

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Relative luminance0.5178

Complementary

  1. #dfbc23
  2. #2346df

Split complementary

  1. #dfbc23
  2. #23a4df
  3. #5e23df

Analogous

  1. #df5e23
  2. #dfbc23
  3. #a4df23

Triadic

  1. #dfbc23
  2. #23dfbc
  3. #bc23df

Tetradic

  1. #dfbc23
  2. #46df23
  3. #2346df
  4. #bc23df

Square

  1. #dfbc23
  2. #23df5e
  3. #2346df
  4. #df23a4

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4d0d
  2. #9e8517
  3. #dfbc23
  4. #e9d066
  5. #f2e5a9

Shades

#dfbc23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfbc23
  2. #c9a920
  3. #b2961c
  4. #9c8419
  5. #867115
  6. #705e12
  7. #594b0e
  8. #43380b
  9. #2d2607
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfbc23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfbc23
  2. #e2c339
  3. #e5c94f
  4. #e9d065
  5. #ecd77b
  6. #efde91
  7. #f2e4a7
  8. #f5ebbd
  9. #f9f2d3
  10. #fcf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfbc23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfbc23
  2. #d6b62c
  3. #ccb036
  4. #c3aa3f
  5. #b9a448
  6. #b09e52
  7. #a6985b
  8. #9d9264
  9. #938c6d
  10. #8a8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ccbd99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac330 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f2aca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ba04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc02b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eab381 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfbc23 {
  color: #dfbc23;
}
Background
.bg-dfbc23 {
  background-color: #dfbc23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfbc23 {
  border: 2px solid #dfbc23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfbc23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 188 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 75% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfbc23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfbc23, #a4df23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfbc23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 188 35 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.96 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.24 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.40 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.05 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.22 #2043dc Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dfbc23  rgb(223, 188, 35)  hsl(49, 75%, 51%)  Old Gold
#2346df  rgb(35, 70, 223)  hsl(229, 75%, 51%)  Iris
#23dfbc  rgb(35, 223, 188)  hsl(169, 75%, 51%)  Turquoise
#bc23df  rgb(188, 35, 223)  hsl(289, 75%, 51%)  Electric Purple