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#DFAA4E

#dfaa4e ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfaa4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 66.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.77% magenta, 65.02% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 38.07°, with 69.38% saturation and 59.02% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.4499

Complementary

  1. #dfaa4e
  2. #4e83df

Split complementary

  1. #dfaa4e
  2. #4ecbdf
  3. #624edf

Analogous

  1. #df624e
  2. #dfaa4e
  3. #cbdf4e

Triadic

  1. #dfaa4e
  2. #4edfaa
  3. #aa4edf

Tetradic

  1. #dfaa4e
  2. #83df4e
  3. #4e83df
  4. #aa4edf

Square

  1. #dfaa4e
  2. #4edf62
  3. #4e83df
  4. #df4ecb

Monochromatic

  1. #7d5817
  2. #be8522
  3. #dfaa4e
  4. #ebc98f
  5. #f6e8d0

Shades

#dfaa4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfaa4e
  2. #c99946
  3. #b2883e
  4. #9c7737
  5. #86662f
  6. #705527
  7. #59441f
  8. #433317
  9. #2d2210
  10. #161108
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfaa4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfaa4e
  2. #e2b360
  3. #e5bb71
  4. #e9c483
  5. #eccc95
  6. #efd5a7
  7. #f2ddb8
  8. #f5e6ca
  9. #f9eedc
  10. #fcf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfaa4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfaa4e
  2. #d6a653
  3. #cca258
  4. #c39d5d
  5. #b99962
  6. #b09567
  7. #a6916c
  8. #9d8d71
  9. #938876
  10. #8a847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6af95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfab44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb851 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f19b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccab48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b350 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaa17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfaa4e {
  color: #dfaa4e;
}
Background
.bg-dfaa4e {
  background-color: #dfaa4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfaa4e {
  border: 2px solid #dfaa4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfaa4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 170 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 69% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfaa4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfaa4e, #cbdf4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfaa4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 170 78 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.01 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.84 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.14 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.00 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.16 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.64 #2055b1 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#dfaa4e  rgb(223, 170, 78)  hsl(38, 69%, 59%)  Indian Yellow
#4e83df  rgb(78, 131, 223)  hsl(218, 69%, 59%)  Tufts Blue
#4edfaa  rgb(78, 223, 170)  hsl(158, 69%, 59%)  Caribbean Green
#aa4edf  rgb(170, 78, 223)  hsl(278, 69%, 59%)  Medium Orchid