DFCDA2

#DFCDA2 Ancestral Gold

#DFCDA2 is a very light, muted yellow named Ancestral Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 80.4% green and 63.5% blue (rgb(223, 205, 162)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 49% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 27% yellow and 13% black. #DFCDA2 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.39:1.

#DFCDA2 color conversion

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Variations of #DFCDA2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DFCDA2 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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#DFCDA2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFCDA2 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 #DCD1A3
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7CB9F
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DACCA0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCD1A3
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCCFA3
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E9C6C1
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E3CAB1
  • Achromatopsia 88% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3CEC4

#DFCDA2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.57:1 Very poor#DFCDA2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.39:1 Super#DFCDA2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFCDA2 in CSS

/* Ancestral Gold */
.color { color: #DFCDA2; }
.background { background-color: #DFCDA2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFCDA2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 205 162);
color: hsl(42 49% 75%);
color: oklch(0.852 0.060 88.0);

#DFCDA2 FAQ

What color is #DFCDA2?

#DFCDA2 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Ancestral Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFCDA2?

#DFCDA2 is rgb(223, 205, 162) in RGB, hsl(42, 49%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 27%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFCDA2?

The complementary color of #DFCDA2 is #A2B4DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFCDA2?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFCDA2: 13.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFCDA2 a warm or cool color?

#DFCDA2 is a warm color.