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#DFA920 Color

#DFA920 is rgb(223, 169, 32) in RGB, hsl(43, 75%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 86%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Urobilin (#E1AD21), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DFA920
HEX#DFA920
RGBrgb(223, 169, 32)
HSLhsl(43, 75%, 50%)
HSVhsv(43, 86%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 86%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(76.5% 0.15 84.1)
LABlab(72.86% 12.33 70.14)
LCHlch(72.86% 71.22 80.03)

What #DFA920 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DFA920, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#DFA920 Channel Values

How #DFA920 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 223 · G 169 · B 328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 75% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 86% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 86% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DFA920 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DFA920 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DFA920

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DFA920; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #DFA920

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DFA920.

How #DFA920 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DFA920
Protanopia#B4B41E
Protanomaly#C7B01F
Deuteranopia#BDBD0F
Deuteranomaly#CCB517
Tritanopia#E59F9F
Tritanomaly#E3A380
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DFA920 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-dfa920: #DFA920;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DFA920;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-dfa920': '#DFA920' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.875, green: 0.663, blue: 0.125)
Android XML<color name="color_dfa920">#DFA920</color>
SVG fillfill="#DFA920"

More Yellow Colors

#DFA920 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#DFA920 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DFA920?

#DFA920 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(223, 169, 32) in RGB and hsl(43, 75%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Urobilin (#E1AD21), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.84.

What is the RGB value of #DFA920?

#DFA920 is rgb(223, 169, 32) — red 223, green 169, and blue 32 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DFA920?

#DFA920 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 86%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DFA920 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DFA920 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DFA920 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DFA920 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 2.12, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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