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#DFD800 closest to Holy Grail

#DFD800 is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Holy Grail. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 84.7% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(223, 216, 0)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 100% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 100% yellow and 13% black. #DFD800 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.96:1.

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Variations of #DFD800

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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#DFD800 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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#DFD800 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DFD800 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EFD528
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ECCF00
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E9D200
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EFD528
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EAD61B
  • Tritanopia 66% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F0C9B8
  • Tritanomaly 83% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E5D281
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D6D4B9

#DFD800 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.50:1 Very poor#DFD800 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.96:1 Super#DFD800 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DFD800 in CSS

/* Holy Grail */
.color { color: #DFD800; }
.background { background-color: #DFD800; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DFD800; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(223 216 0);
color: hsl(58 100% 44%);
color: oklch(0.860 0.185 107.3);

#DFD800 FAQ

What color is #DFD800?

#DFD800 is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Holy Grail. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DFD800?

#DFD800 is rgb(223, 216, 0) in RGB, hsl(58, 100%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 100%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DFD800?

The complementary color of #DFD800 is #0007DF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DFD800?

Black text has the best contrast on #DFD800: 13.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DFD800 a warm or cool color?

#DFD800 is a warm color.