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#D8A11E

#d8a11e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d8a11e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 63.14% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.46% magenta, 86.11% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 42.26°, with 75.61% saturation and 48.24% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.24.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4018

Complementary

  1. #d8a11e
  2. #1e55d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a11e
  2. #1eb2d8
  3. #441ed8

Analogous

  1. #d8441e
  2. #d8a11e
  3. #b2d81e

Triadic

  1. #d8a11e
  2. #1ed8a1
  3. #a11ed8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a11e
  2. #55d81e
  3. #1e55d8
  4. #a11ed8

Square

  1. #d8a11e
  2. #1ed844
  3. #1e55d8
  4. #d81eb2

Monochromatic

  1. #523d0b
  2. #956f15
  3. #d8a11e
  4. #e8be5a
  5. #f1d99e

Shades

#d8a11e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a11e
  2. #c2911b
  3. #ad8118
  4. #977115
  5. #826112
  6. #6c510f
  7. #56400c
  8. #413009
  9. #2b2006
  10. #161003
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a11e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a11e
  2. #dcaa35
  3. #e0b44b
  4. #e4bd62
  5. #e8c778
  6. #ecd08f
  7. #efd9a5
  8. #f3e3bc
  9. #f7ecd2
  10. #fbf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a11e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a11e
  2. #cf9e28
  3. #c69a32
  4. #be973b
  5. #b59445
  6. #ac914f
  7. #a38d59
  8. #9a8a63
  9. #92876c
  10. #898376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.04:1 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 #c5b026 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb908a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a105 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdaa23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4976e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a11e {
  color: #d8a11e;
}
Background
.bg-d8a11e {
  background-color: #d8a11e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a11e {
  border: 2px solid #d8a11e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a11e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 161 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 76% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a11e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a11e, #b2d81e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a11e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 161 30 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.24 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.64 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.67 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.76 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.06 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.14 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 8.59 #275ee1 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d8a11e  rgb(216, 161, 30)  hsl(42, 76%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1e55d8  rgb(30, 85, 216)  hsl(222, 76%, 48%)  Sapphire
#1ed8a1  rgb(30, 216, 161)  hsl(162, 76%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a11ed8  rgb(161, 30, 216)  hsl(282, 76%, 48%)  Dark Orchid