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#D69A09

#d69a09 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d69a09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.92% red, 60.39% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.04% magenta, 95.79% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 42.44°, with 91.93% saturation and 43.73% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.35.

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Relative luminance0.3743

Complementary

  1. #d69a09
  2. #0945d6

Split complementary

  1. #d69a09
  2. #09acd6
  3. #3409d6

Analogous

  1. #d63409
  2. #d69a09
  3. #acd609

Triadic

  1. #d69a09
  2. #09d69a
  3. #9a09d6

Tetradic

  1. #d69a09
  2. #45d609
  3. #0945d6
  4. #9a09d6

Square

  1. #d69a09
  2. #09d634
  3. #0945d6
  4. #d609ac

Monochromatic

  1. #433003
  2. #8d6506
  3. #d69a09
  4. #f7be35
  5. #fad67e

Shades

#d69a09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d69a09
  2. #c18b08
  3. #ab7b07
  4. #966c06
  5. #805c05
  6. #6b4d05
  7. #563e04
  8. #402e03
  9. #2b1f02
  10. #150f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#d69a09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d69a09
  2. #daa422
  3. #deae3a
  4. #e2b853
  5. #e6c26b
  6. #ebcd84
  7. #efd79d
  8. #f3e1b5
  9. #f7ebce
  10. #fbf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d69a09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d69a09
  2. #cd9715
  3. #c59521
  4. #bc922d
  5. #b49039
  6. #ab8d45
  7. #a28a50
  8. #9a885c
  9. #918568
  10. #898374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baa083 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ab17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea8983 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c19b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9a412 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e29068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d69a09 {
  color: #d69a09;
}
Background
.bg-d69a09 {
  background-color: #d69a09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d69a09 {
  border: 2px solid #d69a09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d69a09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 214 154 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 92% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d69a09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d69a09, #acd609);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d69a09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(214 154 9 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.35 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.57 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.43 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.35 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.66 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.82 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.18 #2965f6 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d69a09  rgb(214, 154, 9)  hsl(42, 92%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#0945d6  rgb(9, 69, 214)  hsl(222, 92%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#09d69a  rgb(9, 214, 154)  hsl(162, 92%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#9a09d6  rgb(154, 9, 214)  hsl(282, 92%, 44%)  Dark Violet