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#DFCA96 Desert Temple

#DFCA96 is a light, muted yellow named Desert Temple. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 79.2% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(223, 202, 150)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 53% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 33% yellow and 13% black. #DFCA96 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.03:1.

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Variations of #DFCA96

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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#DFCA96 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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#DFCA96 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFCA96 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DBCE98
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6C892
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9C994
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DBCE98
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCCC97
  • Tritanopia 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EAC2BC
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E3C7A9
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1CBC0

#DFCA96 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.61:1 Very poor#DFCA96 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.03:1 Super#DFCA96 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFCA96 in CSS

/* Desert Temple */
.color { color: #DFCA96; }
.background { background-color: #DFCA96; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFCA96; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 202 150);
color: hsl(43 53% 73%);
color: oklch(0.844 0.072 88.6);

#DFCA96 FAQ

What color is #DFCA96?

#DFCA96 is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Desert Temple. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFCA96?

#DFCA96 is rgb(223, 202, 150) in RGB, hsl(43, 53%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 33%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFCA96?

The complementary color of #DFCA96 is #96ABDF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFCA96?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFCA96: 13.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFCA96 a warm or cool color?

#DFCA96 is a warm color.