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#D8A618

#d8a618 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d8a618 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 65.1% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.15% magenta, 88.89% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 44.38°, with 80% saturation and 47.06% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.17.

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Relative luminance0.4194

Complementary

  1. #d8a618
  2. #184ad8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a618
  2. #18aad8
  3. #4618d8

Analogous

  1. #d84618
  2. #d8a618
  3. #aad818

Triadic

  1. #d8a618
  2. #18d8a6
  3. #a618d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a618
  2. #4ad818
  3. #184ad8
  4. #a618d8

Square

  1. #d8a618
  2. #18d846
  3. #184ad8
  4. #d818aa

Monochromatic

  1. #4e3c09
  2. #937110
  3. #d8a618
  4. #ecc351
  5. #f3db96

Shades

#d8a618 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a618
  2. #c29516
  3. #ad8513
  4. #977411
  5. #82640e
  6. #6c530c
  7. #56420a
  8. #413207
  9. #2b2105
  10. #161102
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a618 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a618
  2. #dcaf2f
  3. #e0b846
  4. #e4c15d
  5. #e8ca74
  6. #ecd38c
  7. #efdba3
  8. #f3e4ba
  9. #f7edd1
  10. #fbf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a618 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a618
  2. #cfa222
  3. #c69e2d
  4. #be9b37
  5. #b59742
  6. #ac934c
  7. #a38f56
  8. #9a8b61
  9. #92886b
  10. #898476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0aa8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b323 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb958e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8a600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfae1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e49c71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a618 {
  color: #d8a618;
}
Background
.bg-d8a618 {
  background-color: #d8a618;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a618 {
  border: 2px solid #d8a618;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a618;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 166 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 80% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a618 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a618, #aad818);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a618 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 166 24 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.60 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.25 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.61 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.26 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.83 #2759e7 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d8a618  rgb(216, 166, 24)  hsl(44, 80%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#184ad8  rgb(24, 74, 216)  hsl(224, 80%, 47%)  Sapphire
#18d8a6  rgb(24, 216, 166)  hsl(164, 80%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#a618d8  rgb(166, 24, 216)  hsl(284, 80%, 47%)  Dark Orchid