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#D8A41C

#d8a41c ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d8a41c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 64.31% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.07% magenta, 87.04% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 43.4°, with 77.05% saturation and 47.84% 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 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 0.49.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4123

Complementary

  1. #d8a41c
  2. #1c50d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a41c
  2. #1caed8
  3. #461cd8

Analogous

  1. #d8461c
  2. #d8a41c
  3. #aed81c

Triadic

  1. #d8a41c
  2. #1cd8a4
  3. #a41cd8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a41c
  2. #50d81c
  3. #1c50d8
  4. #a41cd8

Square

  1. #d8a41c
  2. #1cd846
  3. #1c50d8
  4. #d81cae

Monochromatic

  1. #513d0a
  2. #947113
  3. #d8a41c
  4. #e9c157
  5. #f2da9b

Shades

#d8a41c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a41c
  2. #c29419
  3. #ad8316
  4. #977314
  5. #826211
  6. #6c520e
  7. #56420b
  8. #413108
  9. #2b2106
  10. #161003
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a41c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a41c
  2. #dcad33
  3. #e0b649
  4. #e4bf60
  5. #e8c877
  6. #ecd28e
  7. #efdba4
  8. #f3e4bb
  9. #f7edd2
  10. #fbf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a41c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a41c
  2. #cfa026
  3. #c69d30
  4. #be993a
  5. #b59644
  6. #ac924e
  7. #a38e58
  8. #9a8b62
  9. #92876c
  10. #898476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfa989 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b226 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb938c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceac22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e49a70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a41c {
  color: #d8a41c;
}
Background
.bg-d8a41c {
  background-color: #d8a41c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a41c {
  border: 2px solid #d8a41c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a41c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 164 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a41c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a41c, #aed81c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a41c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 164 28 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 0.49 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.69 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.12 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.52 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.78 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.82 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.97 #275be3 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d8a41c  rgb(216, 164, 28)  hsl(43, 77%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1c50d8  rgb(28, 80, 216)  hsl(223, 77%, 48%)  Sapphire
#1cd8a4  rgb(28, 216, 164)  hsl(163, 77%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a41cd8  rgb(164, 28, 216)  hsl(283, 77%, 48%)  Dark Orchid