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#D8A006

#d8a006 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d8a006 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 62.75% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.93% magenta, 97.22% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 44°, with 94.59% saturation and 43.53% 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 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.57.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3975

Complementary

  1. #d8a006
  2. #063ed8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a006
  2. #06a7d8
  3. #3706d8

Analogous

  1. #d83706
  2. #d8a006
  3. #a7d806

Triadic

  1. #d8a006
  2. #06d8a0
  3. #a006d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a006
  2. #3ed806
  3. #063ed8
  4. #a006d8

Square

  1. #d8a006
  2. #06d837
  3. #063ed8
  4. #d806a7

Monochromatic

  1. #433202
  2. #8e6904
  3. #d8a006
  4. #f9c431
  5. #fbd97c

Shades

#d8a006 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a006
  2. #c29005
  3. #ad8005
  4. #977004
  5. #826004
  6. #6c5003
  7. #564002
  8. #413002
  9. #2b2001
  10. #161001
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a006 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a006
  2. #dcaa1f
  3. #e0b338
  4. #e4bd51
  5. #e8c66a
  6. #ecd083
  7. #efd99b
  8. #f3e3b4
  9. #f7eccd
  10. #fbf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a006 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a006
  2. #cf9d12
  3. #c69a1e
  4. #be962b
  5. #b59337
  6. #ac9043
  7. #a38d4f
  8. #9a8a5b
  9. #928668
  10. #898374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec8f88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cda912 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4966c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a006 {
  color: #d8a006;
}
Background
.bg-d8a006 {
  background-color: #d8a006;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a006 {
  border: 2px solid #d8a006;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a006;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 160 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 95% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a006 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a006, #a7d806);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a006 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 160 6 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.57 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.85 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.06 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.37 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.08 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.73 #275ff9 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d8a006  rgb(216, 160, 6)  hsl(44, 95%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#063ed8  rgb(6, 62, 216)  hsl(224, 95%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#06d8a0  rgb(6, 216, 160)  hsl(164, 95%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#a006d8  rgb(160, 6, 216)  hsl(284, 95%, 44%)  Dark Violet