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#DFC477

#dfc477 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfc477 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 76.86% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.11% magenta, 46.64% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 44.42°, with 61.9% saturation and 67.06% 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 12.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 6.14.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.565

Complementary

  1. #dfc477
  2. #7792df

Split complementary

  1. #dfc477
  2. #77c6df
  3. #9077df

Analogous

  1. #df9077
  2. #dfc477
  3. #c6df77

Triadic

  1. #dfc477
  2. #77dfc4
  3. #c477df

Tetradic

  1. #dfc477
  2. #92df77
  3. #7792df
  4. #c477df

Square

  1. #dfc477
  2. #77df90
  3. #7792df
  4. #df77c6

Monochromatic

  1. #997b24
  2. #d0a939
  3. #dfc477
  4. #eedfb5
  5. #fbf8ee

Shades

#dfc477 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfc477
  2. #c9b06b
  3. #b29d5f
  4. #9c8953
  5. #867647
  6. #70623c
  7. #594e30
  8. #433b24
  9. #2d2718
  10. #16140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfc477 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfc477
  2. #e2ca85
  3. #e5d092
  4. #e9d6a0
  5. #ecdcad
  6. #efe2bb
  7. #f2e7c9
  8. #f5edd6
  9. #f9f3e4
  10. #fcf9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfc477 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfc477
  2. #d6bd78
  3. #ccb679
  4. #c3b07a
  5. #b9a97b
  6. #b0a27c
  7. #a69b7c
  8. #9d947d
  9. #938e7e
  10. #8a877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c5ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4c271 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac97a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eeb9b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8c373 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcc779 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8bd9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfc477 {
  color: #dfc477;
}
Background
.bg-dfc477 {
  background-color: #dfc477;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfc477 {
  border: 2px solid #dfc477;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfc477;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 196 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 62% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfc477 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfc477, #c6df77);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfc477 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 196 119 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.28 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.31 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.65 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.61 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.66 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.67 #203b88 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Buff
#dfc477  rgb(223, 196, 119)  hsl(44, 62%, 67%)  Buff
#7792df  rgb(119, 146, 223)  hsl(224, 62%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#77dfc4  rgb(119, 223, 196)  hsl(164, 62%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#c477df  rgb(196, 119, 223)  hsl(284, 62%, 67%)  Floral Lavender