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#D8A117

#d8a117 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d8a117 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 63.14% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.46% magenta, 89.35% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 42.9°, with 80.75% saturation and 46.86% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.15.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4015

Complementary

  1. #d8a117
  2. #174ed8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a117
  2. #17aed8
  3. #4017d8

Analogous

  1. #d84017
  2. #d8a117
  3. #aed817

Triadic

  1. #d8a117
  2. #17d8a1
  3. #a117d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a117
  2. #4ed817
  3. #174ed8
  4. #a117d8

Square

  1. #d8a117
  2. #17d840
  3. #174ed8
  4. #d817ae

Monochromatic

  1. #4e3a08
  2. #936d10
  3. #d8a117
  4. #ecc04f
  5. #f4d894

Shades

#d8a117 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a117
  2. #c29115
  3. #ad8112
  4. #977110
  5. #82610e
  6. #6c510c
  7. #564009
  8. #413007
  9. #2b2005
  10. #161002
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a117 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a117
  2. #dcaa2e
  3. #e0b445
  4. #e4bd5d
  5. #e8c774
  6. #ecd08b
  7. #efd9a2
  8. #f3e3b9
  9. #f7ecd1
  10. #fbf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a117 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a117
  2. #cf9e22
  3. #c69a2c
  4. #be9737
  5. #b59441
  6. #ac914c
  7. #a38d56
  8. #9a8a61
  9. #92876b
  10. #898376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b021 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb908a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdaa1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4976e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a117 {
  color: #d8a117;
}
Background
.bg-d8a117 {
  background-color: #d8a117;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a117 {
  border: 2px solid #d8a117;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a117;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 161 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 81% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a117 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a117, #aed817);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a117 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 161 23 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.15 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.84 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.85 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.04 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.56 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 8.71 #275ee8 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d8a117  rgb(216, 161, 23)  hsl(43, 81%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#174ed8  rgb(23, 78, 216)  hsl(223, 81%, 47%)  Sapphire
#17d8a1  rgb(23, 216, 161)  hsl(163, 81%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#a117d8  rgb(161, 23, 216)  hsl(283, 81%, 47%)  Dark Orchid