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#D8A31E

#d8a31e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d8a31e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 63.92% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.54% magenta, 86.11% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 42.9°, 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 9.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 0.56.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4089

Complementary

  1. #d8a31e
  2. #1e53d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a31e
  2. #1eb0d8
  3. #461ed8

Analogous

  1. #d8461e
  2. #d8a31e
  3. #b0d81e

Triadic

  1. #d8a31e
  2. #1ed8a3
  3. #a31ed8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a31e
  2. #53d81e
  3. #1e53d8
  4. #a31ed8

Square

  1. #d8a31e
  2. #1ed846
  3. #1e53d8
  4. #d81eb0

Monochromatic

  1. #523e0b
  2. #957015
  3. #d8a31e
  4. #e8c05a
  5. #f1da9e

Shades

#d8a31e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a31e
  2. #c2931b
  3. #ad8218
  4. #977215
  5. #826212
  6. #6c520f
  7. #56410c
  8. #413109
  9. #2b2106
  10. #161003
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a31e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a31e
  2. #dcac35
  3. #e0b54b
  4. #e4bf62
  5. #e8c878
  6. #ecd18f
  7. #efdaa5
  8. #f3e3bc
  9. #f7edd2
  10. #fbf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a31e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a31e
  2. #cfa028
  3. #c69c32
  4. #be993b
  5. #b59545
  6. #ac924f
  7. #a38e59
  8. #9a8b63
  9. #92876c
  10. #898476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfa889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b127 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb928c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6a304 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdac24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e49970 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a31e {
  color: #d8a31e;
}
Background
.bg-d8a31e {
  background-color: #d8a31e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a31e {
  border: 2px solid #d8a31e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a31e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 163 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 76% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a31e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a31e, #b0d81e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a31e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 163 30 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 0.56 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.04 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.17 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.42 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.50 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.34 #275ce1 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d8a31e  rgb(216, 163, 30)  hsl(43, 76%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1e53d8  rgb(30, 83, 216)  hsl(223, 76%, 48%)  Sapphire
#1ed8a3  rgb(30, 216, 163)  hsl(163, 76%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a31ed8  rgb(163, 30, 216)  hsl(283, 76%, 48%)  Dark Orchid