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#D8A022

#d8a022 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d8a022 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 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.93% magenta, 84.26% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 41.54°, with 72.8% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3986

Complementary

  1. #d8a022
  2. #225ad8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a022
  2. #22b5d8
  3. #4522d8

Analogous

  1. #d84522
  2. #d8a022
  3. #b5d822

Triadic

  1. #d8a022
  2. #22d8a0
  3. #a022d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a022
  2. #5ad822
  3. #225ad8
  4. #a022d8

Square

  1. #d8a022
  2. #22d845
  3. #225ad8
  4. #d822b5

Monochromatic

  1. #543e0d
  2. #966f18
  3. #d8a022
  4. #e6bd60
  5. #f0d8a3

Shades

#d8a022 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a022
  2. #c2901f
  3. #ad801b
  4. #977018
  5. #826014
  6. #6c5011
  7. #56400e
  8. #41300a
  9. #2b2007
  10. #161003
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a022 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a022
  2. #dcaa38
  3. #e0b34e
  4. #e4bd64
  5. #e8c67a
  6. #ecd091
  7. #efd9a7
  8. #f3e3bd
  9. #f7ecd3
  10. #fbf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a022 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a022
  2. #cf9d2b
  3. #c69a35
  4. #be963e
  5. #b59348
  6. #ac9051
  7. #a38d5a
  8. #9a8a64
  9. #92866d
  10. #898377
  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 #bea688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af29 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb8f89 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a10f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cca927 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4966e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a022 {
  color: #d8a022;
}
Background
.bg-d8a022 {
  background-color: #d8a022;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a022 {
  border: 2px solid #d8a022;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a022;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 160 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 73% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a022 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a022, #b5d822);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a022 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 160 34 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.76 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.23 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.29 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.18 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.44 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.71 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 8.33 #275fdd Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d8a022  rgb(216, 160, 34)  hsl(42, 73%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#225ad8  rgb(34, 90, 216)  hsl(222, 73%, 49%)  Sapphire
#22d8a0  rgb(34, 216, 160)  hsl(162, 73%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#a022d8  rgb(160, 34, 216)  hsl(282, 73%, 49%)  Dark Orchid