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#DFAC4C Brass Buttons

#DFAC4C is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Brass Buttons. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 67.5% green and 29.8% blue (rgb(223, 172, 76)). Its HSL value is 39° hue, 70% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 66% yellow and 13% black. #DFAC4C is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.14:1.

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Variations of #DFAC4C

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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#DFAC4C 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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#DFAC4C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFAC4C 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 #CDB94F
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1AD41
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAAE45
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDB94F
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D2B44D
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F19D97
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E6A676
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0B2A2

#DFAC4C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#DFAC4C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.14:1 Very good#DFAC4C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFAC4C in CSS

/* Brass Buttons */
.color { color: #DFAC4C; }
.background { background-color: #DFAC4C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFAC4C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 172 76);
color: hsl(39 70% 59%);
color: oklch(0.774 0.127 80.6);

#DFAC4C FAQ

What color is #DFAC4C?

#DFAC4C 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 #DFAC4C?

#DFAC4C is rgb(223, 172, 76) in RGB, hsl(39, 70%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 23%, 66%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFAC4C?

The complementary color of #DFAC4C is #4C7FDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFAC4C?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFAC4C: 10.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFAC4C a warm or cool color?

#DFAC4C is a warm color.