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#DFBF27

#dfbf27 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfbf27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 74.9% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.35% magenta, 82.51% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 49.57°, with 74.19% saturation and 51.37% 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 11.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.531

Complementary

  1. #dfbf27
  2. #2747df

Split complementary

  1. #dfbf27
  2. #27a3df
  3. #6327df

Analogous

  1. #df6327
  2. #dfbf27
  3. #a3df27

Triadic

  1. #dfbf27
  2. #27dfbf
  3. #bf27df

Tetradic

  1. #dfbf27
  2. #47df27
  3. #2747df
  4. #bf27df

Square

  1. #dfbf27
  2. #27df63
  3. #2747df
  4. #df27a3

Monochromatic

  1. #5f510e
  2. #a28a18
  3. #dfbf27
  4. #e9d36a
  5. #f3e6ac

Shades

#dfbf27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfbf27
  2. #c9ac23
  3. #b2991f
  4. #9c861b
  5. #867317
  6. #706014
  7. #594c10
  8. #43390c
  9. #2d2608
  10. #161304
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfbf27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfbf27
  2. #e2c53d
  3. #e5cc52
  4. #e9d268
  5. #ecd97d
  6. #efdf93
  7. #f2e5a9
  8. #f5ecbe
  9. #f9f2d4
  10. #fcf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfbf27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfbf27
  2. #d6b930
  3. #ccb239
  4. #c3ac42
  5. #b9a64b
  6. #b0a054
  7. #a6995c
  8. #9d9365
  9. #938d6e
  10. #8a8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdc09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc533 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1afa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8bd0d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc32f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eab684 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfbf27 {
  color: #dfbf27;
}
Background
.bg-dfbf27 {
  background-color: #dfbf27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfbf27 {
  border: 2px solid #dfbf27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfbf27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 191 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfbf27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfbf27, #a3df27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfbf27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 191 39 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.00 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.16 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.05 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.12 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.19 #2040d8 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dfbf27  rgb(223, 191, 39)  hsl(50, 74%, 51%)  Old Gold
#2747df  rgb(39, 71, 223)  hsl(230, 74%, 51%)  Iris
#27dfbf  rgb(39, 223, 191)  hsl(170, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#bf27df  rgb(191, 39, 223)  hsl(290, 74%, 51%)  Electric Purple