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#D8A969

#d8a969 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#d8a969 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.71% red, 66.27% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 51.39% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 34.59°, with 58.73% saturation and 62.94% 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4399

Complementary

  1. #d8a969
  2. #6998d8

Split complementary

  1. #d8a969
  2. #69d0d8
  3. #7169d8

Analogous

  1. #d87169
  2. #d8a969
  3. #d0d869

Triadic

  1. #d8a969
  2. #69d8a9
  3. #a969d8

Tetradic

  1. #d8a969
  2. #98d869
  3. #6998d8
  4. #a969d8

Square

  1. #d8a969
  2. #69d871
  3. #6998d8
  4. #d869d0

Monochromatic

  1. #855c23
  2. #c28532
  3. #d8a969
  4. #e8cca6
  5. #f8efe2

Shades

#d8a969 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d8a969
  2. #c2985f
  3. #ad8754
  4. #97764a
  5. #82653f
  6. #6c5535
  7. #56442a
  8. #413320
  9. #2b2215
  10. #16110b
  11. #000000

Tints

#d8a969 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d8a969
  2. #dcb278
  3. #e0ba87
  4. #e4c396
  5. #e8cba5
  6. #ecd4b4
  7. #efddc3
  8. #f3e5d2
  9. #f7eee1
  10. #fbf6f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d8a969 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d8a969
  2. #cfa56b
  3. #c6a16e
  4. #be9d70
  5. #b59972
  6. #ac9575
  7. #a39077
  8. #9a8c79
  9. #92887b
  10. #89847e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2ae99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baab64 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b66b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e89d99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7aa66 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdb16a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e2a289 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d8a969 {
  color: #d8a969;
}
Background
.bg-d8a969 {
  background-color: #d8a969;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d8a969 {
  border: 2px solid #d8a969;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d8a969;
  --color-primary-rgb: 216 169 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 59% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d8a969 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d8a969, #d0d869);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d8a969 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(216 169 105 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.61 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.30 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.13 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 5.99 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.71 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 8.19 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 8.54 #275696 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#d8a969  rgb(216, 169, 105)  hsl(35, 59%, 63%)  Indian Yellow
#6998d8  rgb(105, 152, 216)  hsl(215, 59%, 63%)  Cornflower Blue
#69d8a9  rgb(105, 216, 169)  hsl(155, 59%, 63%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a969d8  rgb(169, 105, 216)  hsl(275, 59%, 63%)  Amethyst