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#DFBF2D

#dfbf2d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfbf2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.35% magenta, 79.82% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 49.21°, with 73.55% saturation and 52.55% 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 11.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.78.

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Relative luminance0.5314

Complementary

  1. #dfbf2d
  2. #2d4ddf

Split complementary

  1. #dfbf2d
  2. #2da6df
  3. #662ddf

Analogous

  1. #df662d
  2. #dfbf2d
  3. #a6df2d

Triadic

  1. #dfbf2d
  2. #2ddfbf
  3. #bf2ddf

Tetradic

  1. #dfbf2d
  2. #4ddf2d
  3. #2d4ddf
  4. #bf2ddf

Square

  1. #dfbf2d
  2. #2ddf66
  3. #2d4ddf
  4. #df2da6

Monochromatic

  1. #64550f
  2. #a68d19
  3. #dfbf2d
  4. #e9d36f
  5. #f3e7b2

Shades

#dfbf2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfbf2d
  2. #c9ac29
  3. #b29924
  4. #9c8620
  5. #86731b
  6. #706017
  7. #594c12
  8. #43390e
  9. #2d2609
  10. #161305
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfbf2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfbf2d
  2. #e2c542
  3. #e5cc57
  4. #e9d26c
  5. #ecd981
  6. #efdf96
  7. #f2e5ab
  8. #f5ecc0
  9. #f9f2d5
  10. #fcf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfbf2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfbf2d
  2. #d6b935
  3. #ccb23e
  4. #c3ac46
  5. #b9a64e
  6. #b0a057
  7. #a6995f
  8. #9d9367
  9. #938d6f
  10. #8a8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc538 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1afa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8bd1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc334 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eab685 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfbf2d {
  color: #dfbf2d;
}
Background
.bg-dfbf2d {
  background-color: #dfbf2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfbf2d {
  border: 2px solid #dfbf2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfbf2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 191 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 74% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfbf2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfbf2d, #a6df2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfbf2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 191 45 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.78 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.30 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.55 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.83 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.91 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.49 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.17 #2040d2 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dfbf2d  rgb(223, 191, 45)  hsl(49, 74%, 53%)  Old Gold
#2d4ddf  rgb(45, 77, 223)  hsl(229, 74%, 53%)  Iris
#2ddfbf  rgb(45, 223, 191)  hsl(169, 74%, 53%)  Turquoise
#bf2ddf  rgb(191, 45, 223)  hsl(289, 74%, 53%)  Electric Purple