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#DFAA00 Honeycomb

#DFAA00 is a light, vivid yellow named Honeycomb. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 66.7% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(223, 170, 0)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 100% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 100% yellow and 13% black. #DFAA00 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.89:1.

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Variations of #DFAA00

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DFAA00 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DFAA00 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFAA00 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CEB817
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1AA00
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAAB00
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CEB817
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3B30B
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F39991
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E7A365
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BEB09C

#DFAA00 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.12:1 Very poor#DFAA00 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.89:1 Very good#DFAA00 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFAA00 in CSS

/* Honeycomb */
.color { color: #DFAA00; }
.background { background-color: #DFAA00; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFAA00; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 170 0);
color: hsl(46 100% 44%);
color: oklch(0.766 0.157 86.0);

#DFAA00 FAQ

What color is #DFAA00?

#DFAA00 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Honeycomb. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFAA00?

#DFAA00 is rgb(223, 170, 0) in RGB, hsl(46, 100%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 24%, 100%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFAA00?

The complementary color of #DFAA00 is #0035DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFAA00?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFAA00: 9.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFAA00 a warm or cool color?

#DFAA00 is a warm color.