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#DFBD2A

#dfbd2a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfbd2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 74.12% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.25% magenta, 81.17% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 48.73°, 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.75.

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Relative luminance0.5225

Complementary

  1. #dfbd2a
  2. #2a4cdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfbd2a
  2. #2aa6df
  3. #622adf

Analogous

  1. #df622a
  2. #dfbd2a
  3. #a6df2a

Triadic

  1. #dfbd2a
  2. #2adfbd
  3. #bd2adf

Tetradic

  1. #dfbd2a
  2. #4cdf2a
  3. #2a4cdf
  4. #bd2adf

Square

  1. #dfbd2a
  2. #2adf62
  3. #2a4cdf
  4. #df2aa6

Monochromatic

  1. #61520f
  2. #a48a19
  3. #dfbd2a
  4. #e9d26d
  5. #f3e6af

Shades

#dfbd2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfbd2a
  2. #c9aa26
  3. #b29722
  4. #9c841d
  5. #867119
  6. #705f15
  7. #594c11
  8. #43390d
  9. #2d2608
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfbd2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfbd2a
  2. #e2c43f
  3. #e5ca55
  4. #e9d16a
  5. #ecd77f
  6. #efde95
  7. #f2e5aa
  8. #f5ebbf
  9. #f9f2d4
  10. #fcf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfbd2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfbd2a
  2. #d6b733
  3. #ccb13b
  4. #c3ab44
  5. #b9a54c
  6. #b09f55
  7. #a6985e
  8. #9d9266
  9. #938c6f
  10. #8a8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdbe9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac435 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1ada2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7bb15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc131 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eab483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfbd2a {
  color: #dfbd2a;
}
Background
.bg-dfbd2a {
  background-color: #dfbd2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfbd2a {
  border: 2px solid #dfbd2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfbd2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 189 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfbd2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfbd2a, #a6df2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfbd2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 189 42 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.75 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.28 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.28 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.42 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.06 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.08 #2042d5 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dfbd2a  rgb(223, 189, 42)  hsl(49, 74%, 52%)  Old Gold
#2a4cdf  rgb(42, 76, 223)  hsl(229, 74%, 52%)  Iris
#2adfbd  rgb(42, 223, 189)  hsl(169, 74%, 52%)  Turquoise
#bd2adf  rgb(189, 42, 223)  hsl(289, 74%, 52%)  Electric Purple