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#DFBB2D Wax

#DFBB2D is a light, vivid yellow named Wax. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 73.3% green and 17.6% blue (rgb(223, 187, 45)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 74% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 80% yellow and 13% black. #DFBB2D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.28:1.

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#DFBB2D color conversion

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Variations of #DFBB2D

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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#DFBB2D 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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#DFBB2D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFBB2D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D9C237
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0B803
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5BA1A
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D9C237
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DABF32
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F1ABA1
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E6B575
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BEBEBE
  • Achromatomaly 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7BDA8

#DFBB2D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.86:1 Very poor#DFBB2D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.28:1 Very good#DFBB2D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFBB2D in CSS

/* Wax */
.color { color: #DFBB2D; }
.background { background-color: #DFBB2D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFBB2D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 187 45);
color: hsl(48 74% 53%);
color: oklch(0.801 0.153 93.6);

#DFBB2D FAQ

What color is #DFBB2D?

#DFBB2D is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Wax. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFBB2D?

#DFBB2D is rgb(223, 187, 45) in RGB, hsl(48, 74%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 80%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFBB2D?

The complementary color of #DFBB2D is #2D51DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFBB2D?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFBB2D: 11.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFBB2D a warm or cool color?

#DFBB2D is a warm color.