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#DFC783

#dfc783 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#dfc783 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 78.04% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.76% magenta, 41.26% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 44.35°, with 58.97% saturation and 69.41% 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 12.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 6.14.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5817

Complementary

  1. #dfc783
  2. #839bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfc783
  2. #83c9df
  3. #9983df

Analogous

  1. #df9983
  2. #dfc783
  3. #c9df83

Triadic

  1. #dfc783
  2. #83dfc7
  3. #c783df

Tetradic

  1. #dfc783
  2. #9bdf83
  3. #839bdf
  4. #c783df

Square

  1. #dfc783
  2. #83df99
  3. #839bdf
  4. #df83c9

Monochromatic

  1. #a08129
  2. #cfac46
  3. #dfc783
  4. #efe2c0
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#dfc783 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfc783
  2. #c9b376
  3. #b29f69
  4. #9c8b5c
  5. #86774f
  6. #706442
  7. #595034
  8. #433c27
  9. #2d281a
  10. #16140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfc783 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfc783
  2. #e2cd8f
  3. #e5d29c
  4. #e9d8a8
  5. #ecddb5
  6. #efe3c1
  7. #f2e9cd
  8. #f5eeda
  9. #f9f4e6
  10. #fcf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfc783 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfc783
  2. #d6c083
  3. #ccb982
  4. #c3b282
  5. #b9ab82
  6. #b0a482
  7. #a69c81
  8. #9d9581
  9. #938e81
  10. #8a8780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c8b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c57e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbcc85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecbdb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c680 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddca84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7c1a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfc783 {
  color: #dfc783;
}
Background
.bg-dfc783 {
  background-color: #dfc783;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfc783 {
  border: 2px solid #dfc783;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfc783;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 199 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 59% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfc783 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfc783, #c9df83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfc783 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 199 131 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.14 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.26 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.94 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.97 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.38 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.53 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.68 #20387c Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Buff
#dfc783  rgb(223, 199, 131)  hsl(44, 59%, 69%)  Buff
#839bdf  rgb(131, 155, 223)  hsl(224, 59%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#83dfc7  rgb(131, 223, 199)  hsl(164, 59%, 69%)  Seafoam Green
#c783df  rgb(199, 131, 223)  hsl(284, 59%, 69%)  Floral Lavender