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#D8A01D

#d8a01d ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d8a01d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 62.75% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.93% magenta, 86.57% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 42.03°, with 76.33% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.59.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3983

Complementary

  1. #d8a01d
  2. #1d55d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a01d
  2. #1db3d8
  3. #421dd8

Analogous

  1. #d8421d
  2. #d8a01d
  3. #b3d81d

Triadic

  1. #d8a01d
  2. #1dd8a0
  3. #a01dd8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a01d
  2. #55d81d
  3. #1d55d8
  4. #a01dd8

Square

  1. #d8a01d
  2. #1dd842
  3. #1d55d8
  4. #d81db3

Monochromatic

  1. #513c0b
  2. #956e14
  3. #d8a01d
  4. #e9be59
  5. #f2d89c

Shades

#d8a01d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a01d
  2. #c2901a
  3. #ad8017
  4. #977014
  5. #826011
  6. #6c500f
  7. #56400c
  8. #413009
  9. #2b2006
  10. #161003
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a01d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a01d
  2. #dcaa34
  3. #e0b34a
  4. #e4bd61
  5. #e8c677
  6. #ecd08e
  7. #efd9a5
  8. #f3e3bb
  9. #f7ecd2
  10. #fbf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a01d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a01d
  2. #cf9d27
  3. #c69a31
  4. #be963b
  5. #b59345
  6. #ac904f
  7. #a38d58
  8. #9a8a62
  9. #92866c
  10. #898376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea687 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb8f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a103 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cca922 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4966e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a01d {
  color: #d8a01d;
}
Background
.bg-d8a01d {
  background-color: #d8a01d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a01d {
  border: 2px solid #d8a01d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a01d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 160 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 76% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a01d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a01d, #b3d81d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a01d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 160 29 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.59 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.35 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.43 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.12 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.39 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.06 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 8.41 #275fe2 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d8a01d  rgb(216, 160, 29)  hsl(42, 76%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1d55d8  rgb(29, 85, 216)  hsl(222, 76%, 48%)  Sapphire
#1dd8a0  rgb(29, 216, 160)  hsl(162, 76%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a01dd8  rgb(160, 29, 216)  hsl(282, 76%, 48%)  Dark Orchid