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#D8A212

#d8a212 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d8a212 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 63.53% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 91.67% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 43.64°, with 84.62% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 0.95.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4048

Complementary

  1. #d8a212
  2. #1248d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a212
  2. #12abd8
  3. #3f12d8

Analogous

  1. #d83f12
  2. #d8a212
  3. #abd812

Triadic

  1. #d8a212
  2. #12d8a2
  3. #a212d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a212
  2. #48d812
  3. #1248d8
  4. #a212d8

Square

  1. #d8a212
  2. #12d83f
  3. #1248d8
  4. #d812ab

Monochromatic

  1. #4b3806
  2. #916d0c
  3. #d8a212
  4. #f0c247
  5. #f6d98d

Shades

#d8a212 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a212
  2. #c29210
  3. #ad820e
  4. #97710d
  5. #82610b
  6. #6c5109
  7. #564107
  8. #413105
  9. #2b2004
  10. #161002
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a212 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a212
  2. #dcab2a
  3. #e0b541
  4. #e4be59
  5. #e8c771
  6. #ecd189
  7. #efdaa0
  8. #f3e3b8
  9. #f7ecd0
  10. #fbf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a212 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a212
  2. #cf9f1d
  3. #c69b28
  4. #be9833
  5. #b5943e
  6. #ac9149
  7. #a38e54
  8. #9a8a5f
  9. #92876a
  10. #898375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea788 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b01e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb918a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6a200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdab1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4986e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a212 {
  color: #d8a212;
}
Background
.bg-d8a212 {
  background-color: #d8a212;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a212 {
  border: 2px solid #d8a212;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a212;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 162 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a212 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a212, #abd812);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a212 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 162 18 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 0.95 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.23 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.74 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.97 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 8.59 #275ded Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d8a212  rgb(216, 162, 18)  hsl(44, 85%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#1248d8  rgb(18, 72, 216)  hsl(224, 85%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#12d8a2  rgb(18, 216, 162)  hsl(164, 85%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a212d8  rgb(162, 18, 216)  hsl(284, 85%, 46%)  Dark Orchid