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#D9A00A

#d9a00a ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d9a00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 95.39% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 43.48°, with 91.19% saturation and 44.51% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3992

Complementary

  1. #d9a00a
  2. #0a43d9

Split complementary

  1. #d9a00a
  2. #0aaad9
  3. #390ad9

Analogous

  1. #d9390a
  2. #d9a00a
  3. #aad90a

Triadic

  1. #d9a00a
  2. #0ad9a0
  3. #a00ad9

Tetradic

  1. #d9a00a
  2. #43d90a
  3. #0a43d9
  4. #a00ad9

Square

  1. #d9a00a
  2. #0ad939
  3. #0a43d9
  4. #d90aaa

Monochromatic

  1. #473403
  2. #906a07
  3. #d9a00a
  4. #f6c23a
  5. #f9d983

Shades

#d9a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9a00a
  2. #c39009
  3. #ae8008
  4. #987007
  5. #826006
  6. #6d5005
  7. #574004
  8. #413003
  9. #2b2002
  10. #161001
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9a00a
  2. #ddaa23
  3. #e1b33b
  4. #e4bd54
  5. #e8c66c
  6. #ecd085
  7. #f0d99d
  8. #f4e3b6
  9. #f7ecce
  10. #fbf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9a00a
  2. #d09d16
  3. #c79a22
  4. #be962d
  5. #b59339
  6. #ad9045
  7. #a48d51
  8. #9b8a5d
  9. #928668
  10. #898374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bea687 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5af19 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed8f88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6a100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cda914 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e5966c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9a00a {
  color: #d9a00a;
}
Background
.bg-d9a00a {
  background-color: #d9a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9a00a {
  border: 2px solid #d9a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 91% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9a00a, #aad90a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.61 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.52 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.64 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.42 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.82 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 8.42 #265ff5 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d9a00a  rgb(217, 160, 10)  hsl(43, 91%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#0a43d9  rgb(10, 67, 217)  hsl(223, 91%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#0ad9a0  rgb(10, 217, 160)  hsl(163, 91%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#a00ad9  rgb(160, 10, 217)  hsl(283, 91%, 45%)  Dark Violet