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#D8A91C

#d8a91c ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d8a91c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 66.27% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 87.04% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 45°, 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 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4306

Complementary

  1. #d8a91c
  2. #1c4bd8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a91c
  2. #1ca9d8
  3. #4b1cd8

Analogous

  1. #d84b1c
  2. #d8a91c
  3. #a9d81c

Triadic

  1. #d8a91c
  2. #1cd8a9
  3. #a91cd8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a91c
  2. #4bd81c
  3. #1c4bd8
  4. #a91cd8

Square

  1. #d8a91c
  2. #1cd84b
  3. #1c4bd8
  4. #d81ca9

Monochromatic

  1. #513f0a
  2. #947413
  3. #d8a91c
  4. #e9c557
  5. #f2dc9b

Shades

#d8a91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a91c
  2. #c29819
  3. #ad8716
  4. #977614
  5. #826511
  6. #6c550e
  7. #56440b
  8. #413308
  9. #2b2206
  10. #161103
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a91c
  2. #dcb233
  3. #e0ba49
  4. #e4c360
  5. #e8cb77
  6. #ecd48e
  7. #efdda4
  8. #f3e5bb
  9. #f7eed2
  10. #fbf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a91c
  2. #cfa526
  3. #c6a130
  4. #be9d3a
  5. #b59944
  6. #ac954e
  7. #a39058
  8. #9a8c62
  9. #92886c
  10. #898476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1ad8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab527 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb9991 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0b023 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e49f74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a91c {
  color: #d8a91c;
}
Background
.bg-d8a91c {
  background-color: #d8a91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a91c {
  border: 2px solid #d8a91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 169 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a91c, #a9d81c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 169 28 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.11 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.12 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.87 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.25 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.08 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.12 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.63 #2756e3 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d8a91c  rgb(216, 169, 28)  hsl(45, 77%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1c4bd8  rgb(28, 75, 216)  hsl(225, 77%, 48%)  Sapphire
#1cd8a9  rgb(28, 216, 169)  hsl(165, 77%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a91cd8  rgb(169, 28, 216)  hsl(285, 77%, 48%)  Dark Orchid