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#D8A809

#d8a809 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d8a809 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 65.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.22% magenta, 95.83% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 46.09°, with 92% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.4262

Complementary

  1. #d8a809
  2. #0939d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a809
  2. #09a0d8
  3. #4109d8

Analogous

  1. #d84109
  2. #d8a809
  3. #a0d809

Triadic

  1. #d8a809
  2. #09d8a8
  3. #a809d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a809
  2. #39d809
  3. #0939d8
  4. #a809d8

Square

  1. #d8a809
  2. #09d841
  3. #0939d8
  4. #d809a0

Monochromatic

  1. #453603
  2. #8f6f06
  3. #d8a809
  4. #f7ca37
  5. #fade80

Shades

#d8a809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a809
  2. #c29708
  3. #ad8607
  4. #977606
  5. #826505
  6. #6c5405
  7. #564304
  8. #413203
  9. #2b2202
  10. #161101
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a809
  2. #dcb122
  3. #e0b93a
  4. #e4c253
  5. #e8cb6b
  6. #ecd484
  7. #efdc9d
  8. #f3e5b5
  9. #f7eece
  10. #fbf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a809
  2. #cfa415
  3. #c6a021
  4. #be9c2d
  5. #b59839
  6. #ac9445
  7. #a39050
  8. #9a8c5c
  9. #928868
  10. #898474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1ac8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab41c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb978f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0af16 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e49e71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a809 {
  color: #d8a809;
}
Background
.bg-d8a809 {
  background-color: #d8a809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a809 {
  border: 2px solid #d8a809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 168 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 92% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a809, #a0d809);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 168 9 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.29 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.69 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.35 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.64 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.25 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.63 #2757f6 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d8a809  rgb(216, 168, 9)  hsl(46, 92%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#0939d8  rgb(9, 57, 216)  hsl(226, 92%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#09d8a8  rgb(9, 216, 168)  hsl(166, 92%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#a809d8  rgb(168, 9, 216)  hsl(286, 92%, 44%)  Dark Orchid