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#D8A626

#d8a626 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d8a626 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 65.1% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.15% magenta, 82.41% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 43.15°, with 70.08% saturation and 49.8% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 0.79.

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Relative luminance0.4201

Complementary

  1. #d8a626
  2. #2658d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a626
  2. #26b1d8
  3. #4d26d8

Analogous

  1. #d84d26
  2. #d8a626
  3. #b1d826

Triadic

  1. #d8a626
  2. #26d8a6
  3. #a626d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a626
  2. #58d826
  3. #2658d8
  4. #a626d8

Square

  1. #d8a626
  2. #26d84d
  3. #2658d8
  4. #d826b1

Monochromatic

  1. #56420f
  2. #97741b
  3. #d8a626
  4. #e4c166
  5. #f0dba7

Shades

#d8a626 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a626
  2. #c29522
  3. #ad851e
  4. #97741b
  5. #826417
  6. #6c5313
  7. #56420f
  8. #41320b
  9. #2b2108
  10. #161104
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a626 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a626
  2. #dcaf3c
  3. #e0b851
  4. #e4c167
  5. #e8ca7d
  6. #ecd393
  7. #efdba8
  8. #f3e4be
  9. #f7edd4
  10. #fbf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a626 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a626
  2. #cfa22f
  3. #c69e38
  4. #be9b41
  5. #b5974a
  6. #ac9353
  7. #a38f5c
  8. #9a8b65
  9. #92886e
  10. #898477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0aa8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b32e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb968f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8a615 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceae2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e49d73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a626 {
  color: #d8a626;
}
Background
.bg-d8a626 {
  background-color: #d8a626;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a626 {
  border: 2px solid #d8a626;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a626;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 166 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 70% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a626 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a626, #b1d826);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a626 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 166 38 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 0.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.01 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.52 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.82 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.25 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.34 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.57 #2759d9 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d8a626  rgb(216, 166, 38)  hsl(43, 70%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#2658d8  rgb(38, 88, 216)  hsl(223, 70%, 50%)  Sapphire
#26d8a6  rgb(38, 216, 166)  hsl(163, 70%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#a626d8  rgb(166, 38, 216)  hsl(283, 70%, 50%)  Dark Orchid