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DFD559

#DFD559 closest to New Gold

#DFD559 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is New Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 83.5% green and 34.9% blue (rgb(223, 213, 89)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 68% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 60% yellow and 13% black. #DFD559 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.80:1.

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Variations of #DFD559

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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#DFD559 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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#DFD559 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD559 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 #EAD460
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6CE4B
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5D051
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EAD460
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E6D45D
  • Tritanopia 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EEC8BA
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E4D090
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D5D2BC

#DFD559 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.52:1 Very poor#DFD559 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.80:1 Super#DFD559 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD559 in CSS

/* New Gold */
.color { color: #DFD559; }
.background { background-color: #DFD559; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD559; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 213 89);
color: hsl(56 68% 61%);
color: oklch(0.858 0.144 104.7);

#DFD559 FAQ

What color is #DFD559?

#DFD559 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is New Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD559?

#DFD559 is rgb(223, 213, 89) in RGB, hsl(56, 68%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 60%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD559?

The complementary color of #DFD559 is #5963DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD559?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD559: 13.80:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD559 a warm or cool color?

#DFD559 is a warm color.