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#DFC246

#dfc246 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfc246 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 76.08% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 68.61% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 48.63°, with 70.51% saturation and 57.45% 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 11.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.5471

Complementary

  1. #dfc246
  2. #4663df

Split complementary

  1. #dfc246
  2. #46afdf
  3. #7646df

Analogous

  1. #df7646
  2. #dfc246
  3. #afdf46

Triadic

  1. #dfc246
  2. #46dfc2
  3. #c246df

Tetradic

  1. #dfc246
  2. #63df46
  3. #4663df
  4. #c246df

Square

  1. #dfc246
  2. #46df76
  3. #4663df
  4. #df46af

Monochromatic

  1. #776515
  2. #b99c20
  3. #dfc246
  4. #ead887
  5. #f6edc8

Shades

#dfc246 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfc246
  2. #c9af3f
  3. #b29b38
  4. #9c8831
  5. #86742a
  6. #706123
  7. #594e1c
  8. #433a15
  9. #2d270e
  10. #161307
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfc246 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfc246
  2. #e2c859
  3. #e5ce6b
  4. #e9d47e
  5. #ecda90
  6. #efe1a3
  7. #f2e7b5
  8. #f5edc8
  9. #f9f3da
  10. #fcf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfc246 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfc246
  2. #d6bb4c
  3. #ccb552
  4. #c3ae57
  5. #b9a85d
  6. #b0a163
  7. #a69a69
  8. #9d946f
  9. #938d74
  10. #8a877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc3a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5be35 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc74d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b3a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c03c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec54a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eab98c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfc246 {
  color: #dfc246;
}
Background
.bg-dfc246 {
  background-color: #dfc246;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfc246 {
  border: 2px solid #dfc246;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfc246;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 194 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 71% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfc246 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfc246, #afdf46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfc246 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 194 70 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.15 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.19 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.26 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.39 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.86 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.98 #203db9 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dfc246  rgb(223, 194, 70)  hsl(49, 71%, 57%)  Old Gold
#4663df  rgb(70, 99, 223)  hsl(229, 71%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#46dfc2  rgb(70, 223, 194)  hsl(169, 71%, 57%)  Turquoise
#c246df  rgb(194, 70, 223)  hsl(289, 71%, 57%)  Medium Orchid