All About Color #DFC42A

#DFC42A

About #DFC42A

#DFC42A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #DFC42A. In RGB it is red 223, green 196, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 51°, saturation 74%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 12%, 81%, 13%. Its contrast ratio is 1.74:1 on white and 12.07:1 on black.

#DFC42A Color Conversion

Hex tripletDF, C4, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 12.11%, 81.17%, 12.55%
RGB Decimal223, 196, 42
HSL51°, 74%, 52%
RGB Octal337, 304, 52
HSV (HSB)51.05°, 81.17%, 87.45%
RGB Binary11011111, 11000100, 101010
CIE-L*AB79.23, -5.28, 73.35
RGB Percent87.45%, 76.86%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH79.23, 73.54, 94.12
XYZ50.59, 55.33, 10.20
CIE-L*UV79.23, 24.97, 80.56
xyY0.44, 0.48, 55.33
Hunter-Lab74.39, -8.78, 43.94
RYB28.92%, 87.45%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DFC42A on a dark background: contrast 12.07:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#DFC42A on a light background: contrast 1.74:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DFC42A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#DFC42A · #EBDA7A · #978417 · #2A45DF · #7A8BEB

Analogous palette

#DF2A45 · #DF692A · #DFC42A · #A0DF2A · #45DF2A

Triadic palette

#DFC42A · #2ADFC4 · #C42ADF · #EBDA7A · #7AEBDA

Tetradic palette

#DFC42A · #2ADF69 · #2A45DF · #DF2AA0 · #978417

Monochromatic palette

#62550F · #A48F19 · #DFC42A · #E9D66D · #F3E9AF

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