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#D8A040

#d8a040 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d8a040 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 62.75% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.93% magenta, 70.37% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 37.89°, with 66.09% saturation and 54.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.4011

Complementary

  1. #d8a040
  2. #4078d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a040
  2. #40c4d8
  3. #5440d8

Analogous

  1. #d85440
  2. #d8a040
  3. #c4d840

Triadic

  1. #d8a040
  2. #40d8a0
  3. #a040d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a040
  2. #78d840
  3. #4078d8
  4. #a040d8

Square

  1. #d8a040
  2. #40d854
  3. #4078d8
  4. #d840c4

Monochromatic

  1. #694b16
  2. #a97723
  3. #d8a040
  4. #e5c080
  5. #f2dfbf

Shades

#d8a040 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a040
  2. #c2903a
  3. #ad8033
  4. #97702d
  5. #826026
  6. #6c5020
  7. #56401a
  8. #413013
  9. #2b200d
  10. #161006
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a040 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a040
  2. #dcaa53
  3. #e0b366
  4. #e4bd79
  5. #e8c68c
  6. #ecd0a0
  7. #efd9b3
  8. #f3e3c6
  9. #f7ecd9
  10. #fbf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a040 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a040
  2. #cf9d46
  3. #c69a4d
  4. #be9653
  5. #b5935a
  6. #ac9060
  7. #a38d66
  8. #9a8a6d
  9. #928673
  10. #89837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea68c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a234 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3af43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea908c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4a139 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cca942 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e39775 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a040 {
  color: #d8a040;
}
Background
.bg-d8a040 {
  background-color: #d8a040;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a040 {
  border: 2px solid #d8a040;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a040;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 160 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 66% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a040 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a040, #c4d840);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a040 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 160 64 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.79 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.44 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.57 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.59 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.62 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.67 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.68 #275fbf Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#d8a040  rgb(216, 160, 64)  hsl(38, 66%, 55%)  Indian Yellow
#4078d8  rgb(64, 120, 216)  hsl(218, 66%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#40d8a0  rgb(64, 216, 160)  hsl(158, 66%, 55%)  Caribbean Green
#a040d8  rgb(160, 64, 216)  hsl(278, 66%, 55%)  Dark Orchid