#dfae17

Color #dfae17

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 5.93 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#dfae17

RGB

rgb(223, 174, 23)

HSL

hsl(45.3, 81.3%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.3, 89.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22%, 89.7%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(73.56, 5.74, 73.22)

LCH

lch(73.56, 73.44, 85.52)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.1541, 87.55)

HWB

hwb(45.3, 9%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1748df

Analogous

#df4a17

#dfae17

#acdf17

Triadic

#dfae17

#17dfae

#ae17df

Split-complementary

#dfae17

#17acdf

#4a17df

Tetradic

#dfae17

#48df17

#1748df

#ae17df

Square

#dfae17

#17df4a

#1748df

#df17ac

Shades

Color #dfae17 mixed toward black.

#ba9113

#95740f

#6f570b

#4a3a08

#251d04

Tints

Color #dfae17 mixed toward white.

#eabf37

#efcb5f

#f3d887

#f7e5af

#fbf2d7

Tones

Color #dfae17 mixed toward gray.

#cea528

#be9d38

#ad9449

#9c8c5a

#8c836a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccb5d · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#ced266 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#dd787d · ΔE 40.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 27.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dfae17;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dfae17]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#dfae17 (#dfae17) is rgb(223, 174, 23) in RGB.

No, #dfae17 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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