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#DFAA4D Brass Buttons

#DFAA4D is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Brass Buttons. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 66.7% green and 30.2% blue (rgb(223, 170, 77)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 70% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 65% yellow and 13% black. #DFAA4D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.99:1.

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Variations of #DFAA4D

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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#DFAA4D 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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#DFAA4D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFAA4D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CBB850
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFAB43
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9AC46
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CBB850
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D1B34E
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F19B96
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E6A475
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B3B3B3
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFB1A1

#DFAA4D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.10:1 Very poor#DFAA4D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.99:1 Very good#DFAA4D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFAA4D in CSS

/* Brass Buttons */
.color { color: #DFAA4D; }
.background { background-color: #DFAA4D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFAA4D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 170 77);
color: hsl(38 70% 59%);
color: oklch(0.770 0.126 79.0);

#DFAA4D FAQ

What color is #DFAA4D?

#DFAA4D is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Brass Buttons. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFAA4D?

#DFAA4D is rgb(223, 170, 77) in RGB, hsl(38, 70%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 24%, 65%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFAA4D?

The complementary color of #DFAA4D is #4D82DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFAA4D?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFAA4D: 9.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFAA4D a warm or cool color?

#DFAA4D is a warm color.