Information about #DFAD15 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #DFAD15 reads as a vivid, lively yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bee Yellow (#E9AB17). Slightly further away sit Patrinia Flowers (#D9B611) and Urobilin (#E1AD21).
In RGB terms — rgb(223, 173, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DFAD15: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. No one has named #DFAD15 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#DFAD15 color variations
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#DFAD15 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#DFAD15 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#DFAD15 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#DFAD15 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#DFAD15 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #DFAD15 color
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Nearest named colors to #DFAD15
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#E9AB17
#D9B611
#E1AD21
#DEBA13
#DAA520
#D5AB09
#EEB211
#D8A723
#D4A017
#F2AB15
#E8BE14
#E49B0F
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#DFAD15
- RGB223, 173, 21
- CMYK0, 20, 79, 13
- CSSrgb(223, 173, 21)
- HSL45°, 83%, 48%
- HSL Precise45.149°, 82.787%, 47.843%
- HSV45°, 91%, 87%
- HSB45°, 91%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
- GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.678, 0.082)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.678, 0.082, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.678, 0.082)
- Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDDFAD15
- DECIMAL ID14658837
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
