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#FFDF79 Silken Gold

#FFDF79 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Silken Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 87.5% green and 47.5% blue (rgb(255, 223, 121)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 100% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 53% yellow and 0% black. #FFDF79 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.08:1.

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Variations of #FFDF79

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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#FFDF79 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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#FFDF79 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FFDF79 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #FAE57D
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2DC70
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F6DD74
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #FAE57D
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #FBE37B
  • Tritanopia 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FFD1C7
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FFD9A3
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E1E1E1
  • Achromatomaly 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E9E1CD

#FFDF79 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.31:1 Very poor#FFDF79 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.08:1 Super#FFDF79 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FFDF79 in CSS

/* Silken Gold */
.color { color: #FFDF79; }
.background { background-color: #FFDF79; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FFDF79; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 223 121);
color: hsl(46 100% 74%);
color: oklch(0.910 0.127 92.3);

#FFDF79 FAQ

What color is #FFDF79?

#FFDF79 is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Silken Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FFDF79?

#FFDF79 is rgb(255, 223, 121) in RGB, hsl(46, 100%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 13%, 53%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FFDF79?

The complementary color of #FFDF79 is #7999FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FFDF79?

Black text has the best contrast on #FFDF79: 16.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FFDF79 a warm or cool color?

#FFDF79 is a warm color.