Information about #DFB315 color

#DFB315 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DFB315 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(223, 179, 21) — 87.5% red, 70.2% green, 8.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 17 / 79 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively sunny yellow, #DFB315 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Gold Tips (#DEBA13). Slightly further away sit Patrinia Flowers (#D9B611) and Bee Yellow (#E9AB17).

The recipe behind #DFB315 is rgb(223, 179, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 10.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.0:1. #DFB315 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#DFB315 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DFB315 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DFB315

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Gold Tips color link
Gold Tips

#DEBA13

Bee Yellow color link
Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Urobilin color link
Urobilin

#E1AD21

Golden Amber color link
Golden Amber

#E8BE14

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Trust Yellow color link
Trust Yellow

#EEBE15

nongmincoin color link
nongmincoin

#F0B91B

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Squash color link
Squash

#F2AB15

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFB315
  • RGB223, 179, 21
  • CMYK0, 17, 79, 13
  • CSSrgb(223, 179, 21)
  • HSL47°, 83%, 48%
  • HSL Precise46.931°, 82.787%, 47.843%
  • HSV47°, 91%, 87%
  • HSB47°, 91%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.702, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.702, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.702, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDFB315
  • DECIMAL ID14660373
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01