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#DFC854

#dfc854 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfc854 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 78.43% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.31% magenta, 62.33% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 50.07°, with 68.47% saturation and 60.2% 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 12.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.89.

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Relative luminance0.5764

Complementary

  1. #dfc854
  2. #546bdf

Split complementary

  1. #dfc854
  2. #54b1df
  3. #8354df

Analogous

  1. #df8354
  2. #dfc854
  3. #b1df54

Triadic

  1. #dfc854
  2. #54dfc8
  3. #c854df

Tetradic

  1. #dfc854
  2. #6bdf54
  3. #546bdf
  4. #c854df

Square

  1. #dfc854
  2. #54df83
  3. #546bdf
  4. #df54b1

Monochromatic

  1. #827018
  2. #c2a824
  3. #dfc854
  4. #ebdd94
  5. #f7f1d5

Shades

#dfc854 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfc854
  2. #c9b44c
  3. #b2a043
  4. #9c8c3b
  5. #867832
  6. #70642a
  7. #595022
  8. #433c19
  9. #2d2811
  10. #161408
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfc854 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfc854
  2. #e2ce65
  3. #e5d376
  4. #e9d987
  5. #ecde98
  6. #efe4aa
  7. #f2e9bb
  8. #f5efcc
  9. #f9f4dd
  10. #fcfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfc854 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfc854
  2. #d6c158
  3. #ccba5d
  4. #c3b261
  5. #b9ab66
  6. #b0a46a
  7. #a69d6e
  8. #9d9673
  9. #938e77
  10. #8a877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c8a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac347 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0cb5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efbaaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc54c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ca58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c093 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfc854 {
  color: #dfc854;
}
Background
.bg-dfc854 {
  background-color: #dfc854;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfc854 {
  border: 2px solid #dfc854;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfc854;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 200 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 68% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfc854 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfc854, #b1df54);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfc854 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 200 84 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.89 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.08 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.15 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.82 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.06 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.06 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.09 #2037ab Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#dfc854  rgb(223, 200, 84)  hsl(50, 68%, 60%)  Old Gold
#546bdf  rgb(84, 107, 223)  hsl(230, 68%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#54dfc8  rgb(84, 223, 200)  hsl(170, 68%, 60%)  Turquoise
#c854df  rgb(200, 84, 223)  hsl(290, 68%, 60%)  Medium Orchid