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#D8A835

#d8a835 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d8a835 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 65.88% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.22% magenta, 75.46% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 42.33°, with 67.63% saturation and 52.75% 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 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.82.

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Relative luminance0.4286

Complementary

  1. #d8a835
  2. #3565d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a835
  2. #35b7d8
  3. #5735d8

Analogous

  1. #d85735
  2. #d8a835
  3. #b7d835

Triadic

  1. #d8a835
  2. #35d8a8
  3. #a835d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a835
  2. #65d835
  3. #3565d8
  4. #a835d8

Square

  1. #d8a835
  2. #35d857
  3. #3565d8
  4. #d835b7

Monochromatic

  1. #614a13
  2. #a17b1f
  3. #d8a835
  4. #e4c475
  5. #f1dfb5

Shades

#d8a835 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a835
  2. #c29730
  3. #ad862a
  4. #977625
  5. #826520
  6. #6c541b
  7. #564315
  8. #413210
  9. #2b220b
  10. #161105
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a835 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a835
  2. #dcb149
  3. #e0b95d
  4. #e4c272
  5. #e8cb86
  6. #ecd49a
  7. #efdcae
  8. #f3e5c2
  9. #f7eed7
  10. #fbf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a835 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a835
  2. #cfa43d
  3. #c6a044
  4. #be9c4c
  5. #b59853
  6. #ac945b
  7. #a39062
  8. #9a8c6a
  9. #928871
  10. #898479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1ac8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda822 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b43b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea9891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8a82b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfaf38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e39f77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a835 {
  color: #d8a835;
}
Background
.bg-d8a835 {
  background-color: #d8a835;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a835 {
  border: 2px solid #d8a835;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a835;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 168 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 68% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a835 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a835, #b7d835);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a835 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 168 53 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.82 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.14 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.03 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.63 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.79 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.93 #2757ca Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d8a835  rgb(216, 168, 53)  hsl(42, 68%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#3565d8  rgb(53, 101, 216)  hsl(222, 68%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#35d8a8  rgb(53, 216, 168)  hsl(162, 68%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#a835d8  rgb(168, 53, 216)  hsl(282, 68%, 53%)  Dark Orchid