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#FFDF2A Gangsters Gold

#FFDF2A is a very light, vivid yellow named Gangsters Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 87.5% green and 16.5% blue (rgb(255, 223, 42)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 100% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 84% yellow and 0% black. #FFDF2A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.84:1.

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Variations of #FFDF2A

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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#FFDF2A 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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#FFDF2A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFDF2A 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 #FFE43A
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6D900
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F9DC00
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FFE43A
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FEE232
  • Tritanopia 68% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFCDBF
  • Tritanomaly 84% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD889
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E0E0E0
  • Achromatomaly 71% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E8DFC6

#FFDF2A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.33:1 Very poor#FFDF2A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.84:1 Super#FFDF2A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFDF2A in CSS

/* Gangsters Gold */
.color { color: #FFDF2A; }
.background { background-color: #FFDF2A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFDF2A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 223 42);
color: hsl(51 100% 58%);
color: oklch(0.904 0.179 98.0);

#FFDF2A FAQ

What color is #FFDF2A?

#FFDF2A is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Gangsters Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFDF2A?

#FFDF2A is rgb(255, 223, 42) in RGB, hsl(51, 100%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 84%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFDF2A?

The complementary color of #FFDF2A is #2A4AFF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFDF2A?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFDF2A: 15.84:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFDF2A a warm or cool color?

#FFDF2A is a warm color.