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#DFC141

#dfc141 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfc141 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 75.69% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.45% magenta, 70.85% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 48.61°, with 71.17% saturation and 56.47% 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 11.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.47.

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Relative luminance0.5421

Complementary

  1. #dfc141
  2. #415fdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfc141
  2. #41aedf
  3. #7241df

Analogous

  1. #df7241
  2. #dfc141
  3. #aedf41

Triadic

  1. #dfc141
  2. #41dfc1
  3. #c141df

Tetradic

  1. #dfc141
  2. #5fdf41
  3. #415fdf
  4. #c141df

Square

  1. #dfc141
  2. #41df72
  3. #415fdf
  4. #df41ae

Monochromatic

  1. #746113
  2. #b5981e
  3. #dfc141
  4. #ead682
  5. #f5ecc4

Shades

#dfc141 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfc141
  2. #c9ae3b
  3. #b29a34
  4. #9c872e
  5. #867427
  6. #706121
  7. #594d1a
  8. #433a14
  9. #2d270d
  10. #161307
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfc141 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfc141
  2. #e2c754
  3. #e5cd67
  4. #e9d47a
  5. #ecda8d
  6. #efe0a0
  7. #f2e6b3
  8. #f5ecc6
  9. #f9f3d9
  10. #fcf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfc141 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfc141
  2. #d6bb47
  3. #ccb44e
  4. #c3ae54
  5. #b9a75a
  6. #b0a161
  7. #a69a67
  8. #9d946d
  9. #938d73
  10. #8a877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cec29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bd2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc648 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1b2a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9bf36 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc446 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eab88a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfc141 {
  color: #dfc141;
}
Background
.bg-dfc141 {
  background-color: #dfc141;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfc141 {
  border: 2px solid #dfc141;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfc141;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 193 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 71% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfc141 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfc141, #aedf41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfc141 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 193 65 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.47 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.89 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.95 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.97 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.09 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.90 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.07 #203ebe Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dfc141  rgb(223, 193, 65)  hsl(49, 71%, 56%)  Old Gold
#415fdf  rgb(65, 95, 223)  hsl(229, 71%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#41dfc1  rgb(65, 223, 193)  hsl(169, 71%, 56%)  Turquoise
#c141df  rgb(193, 65, 223)  hsl(289, 71%, 56%)  Medium Orchid