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#D09E2C

#d09e2c ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d09e2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.57% red, 61.96% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.04% magenta, 78.85% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 41.71°, with 65.08% saturation and 49.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.72.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3805

Complementary

  1. #d09e2c
  2. #2c5ed0

Split complementary

  1. #d09e2c
  2. #2cb0d0
  3. #4c2cd0

Analogous

  1. #d04c2c
  2. #d09e2c
  3. #b0d02c

Triadic

  1. #d09e2c
  2. #2cd09e
  3. #9e2cd0

Tetradic

  1. #d09e2c
  2. #5ed02c
  3. #2c5ed0
  4. #9e2cd0

Square

  1. #d09e2c
  2. #2cd04c
  3. #2c5ed0
  4. #d02cb0

Monochromatic

  1. #523e11
  2. #916e1f
  3. #d09e2c
  4. #dfbb69
  5. #edd8a8

Shades

#d09e2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d09e2c
  2. #bb8e28
  3. #a67e23
  4. #926f1f
  5. #7d5f1a
  6. #684f16
  7. #533f12
  8. #3e2f0d
  9. #2a2009
  10. #151004
  11. #000000

Tints

#d09e2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d09e2c
  2. #d5a841
  3. #d9b156
  4. #debb6b
  5. #e3c580
  6. #e8cf96
  7. #ecd8ab
  8. #f1e2c0
  9. #f6ecd5
  10. #faf5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d09e2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d09e2c
  2. #c89b34
  3. #c0983d
  4. #b89545
  5. #b0924e
  6. #a88f56
  7. #a08c5e
  8. #988967
  9. #90866f
  10. #888378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e28e88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf9e20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a630 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db956f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d09e2c {
  color: #d09e2c;
}
Background
.bg-d09e2c {
  background-color: #d09e2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d09e2c {
  border: 2px solid #d09e2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d09e2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 208 158 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 65% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d09e2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d09e2c, #b0d02c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d09e2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(208 158 44 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.72 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.63 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.77 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.87 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.93 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.98 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.46 #2f61d3 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d09e2c  rgb(208, 158, 44)  hsl(42, 65%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#2c5ed0  rgb(44, 94, 208)  hsl(222, 65%, 49%)  Denim
#2cd09e  rgb(44, 208, 158)  hsl(162, 65%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#9e2cd0  rgb(158, 44, 208)  hsl(282, 65%, 49%)  Dark Orchid