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#D8A950

#d8a950 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d8a950 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 66.27% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 62.96% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 39.26°, with 63.55% saturation and 58.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 4.16.

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Relative luminance0.4355

Complementary

  1. #d8a950
  2. #507fd8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a950
  2. #50c3d8
  3. #6550d8

Analogous

  1. #d86550
  2. #d8a950
  3. #c3d850

Triadic

  1. #d8a950
  2. #50d8a9
  3. #a950d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a950
  2. #7fd850
  3. #507fd8
  4. #a950d8

Square

  1. #d8a950
  2. #50d865
  3. #507fd8
  4. #d850c3

Monochromatic

  1. #75561a
  2. #b38328
  3. #d8a950
  4. #e6c88f
  5. #f4e6cd

Shades

#d8a950 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a950
  2. #c29848
  3. #ad8740
  4. #977638
  5. #826530
  6. #6c5528
  7. #564420
  8. #413318
  9. #2b2210
  10. #161108
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a950 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a950
  2. #dcb262
  3. #e0ba73
  4. #e4c385
  5. #e8cb96
  6. #ecd4a8
  7. #efddb9
  8. #f3e5cb
  9. #f7eedc
  10. #fbf6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a950 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a950
  2. #cfa555
  3. #c6a15a
  4. #be9d5e
  5. #b59963
  6. #ac9568
  7. #a3906d
  8. #9a8c72
  9. #928876
  10. #89847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1ad93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca947 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b553 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e99b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8a94b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceb052 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3a17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a950 {
  color: #d8a950;
}
Background
.bg-d8a950 {
  background-color: #d8a950;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a950 {
  border: 2px solid #d8a950;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a950;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 169 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 64% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a950 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a950, #c3d850);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a950 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 169 80 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.81 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.69 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.89 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.43 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.18 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.98 #2756af Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#d8a950  rgb(216, 169, 80)  hsl(39, 64%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#507fd8  rgb(80, 127, 216)  hsl(219, 64%, 58%)  Glaucous
#50d8a9  rgb(80, 216, 169)  hsl(159, 64%, 58%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a950d8  rgb(169, 80, 216)  hsl(279, 64%, 58%)  Medium Orchid