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#D6A024

#d6a024 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d6a024 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 83.92% red, 62.75% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.23% magenta, 83.18% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 41.8°, with 71.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.67.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3957

Complementary

  1. #d6a024
  2. #245ad6

Split complementary

  1. #d6a024
  2. #24b3d6
  3. #4724d6

Analogous

  1. #d64724
  2. #d6a024
  3. #b3d624

Triadic

  1. #d6a024
  2. #24d6a0
  3. #a024d6

Tetradic

  1. #d6a024
  2. #5ad624
  3. #245ad6
  4. #a024d6

Square

  1. #d6a024
  2. #24d647
  3. #245ad6
  4. #d624b3

Monochromatic

  1. #533e0e
  2. #956f19
  3. #d6a024
  4. #e5bd62
  5. #f0d8a3

Shades

#d6a024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d6a024
  2. #c19020
  3. #ab801d
  4. #967019
  5. #806016
  6. #6b5012
  7. #56400e
  8. #40300b
  9. #2b2007
  10. #151004
  11. #000000

Tints

#d6a024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d6a024
  2. #daaa3a
  3. #deb350
  4. #e2bd66
  5. #e6c67c
  6. #ebd092
  7. #efd9a7
  8. #f3e3bd
  9. #f7ecd3
  10. #fbf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d6a024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d6a024
  2. #cd9d2d
  3. #c59a36
  4. #bc9640
  5. #b49349
  6. #ab9052
  7. #a28d5b
  8. #9a8a64
  9. #91866e
  10. #898377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bda588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ae2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e99089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4a013 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cba928 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2966f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d6a024 {
  color: #d6a024;
}
Background
.bg-d6a024 {
  background-color: #d6a024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d6a024 {
  border: 2px solid #d6a024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d6a024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 214 160 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 71% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d6a024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d6a024, #b3d624);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d6a024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(214 160 36 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.67 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.72 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.83 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.34 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.87 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.32 #295fdb Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d6a024  rgb(214, 160, 36)  hsl(42, 71%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#245ad6  rgb(36, 90, 214)  hsl(222, 71%, 49%)  Sapphire
#24d6a0  rgb(36, 214, 160)  hsl(162, 71%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#a024d6  rgb(160, 36, 214)  hsl(282, 71%, 49%)  Dark Orchid