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#D9A511

#d9a511 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#d9a511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 64.71% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.96% magenta, 92.17% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 44.4°, with 85.47% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 0.98.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.417

Complementary

  1. #d9a511
  2. #1145d9

Split complementary

  1. #d9a511
  2. #11a9d9
  3. #4111d9

Analogous

  1. #d94111
  2. #d9a511
  3. #a9d911

Triadic

  1. #d9a511
  2. #11d9a5
  3. #a511d9

Tetradic

  1. #d9a511
  2. #45d911
  3. #1145d9
  4. #a511d9

Square

  1. #d9a511
  2. #11d941
  3. #1145d9
  4. #d911a9

Monochromatic

  1. #4b3906
  2. #926f0b
  3. #d9a511
  4. #f1c446
  5. #f6db8d

Shades

#d9a511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9a511
  2. #c3950f
  3. #ae840e
  4. #98740c
  5. #82630a
  6. #6d5309
  7. #574207
  8. #413205
  9. #2b2103
  10. #161102
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9a511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9a511
  2. #ddae29
  3. #e1b741
  4. #e4c058
  5. #e8c970
  6. #ecd288
  7. #f0dba0
  8. #f4e4b8
  9. #f7edcf
  10. #fbf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9a511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9a511
  2. #d0a11c
  3. #c79e27
  4. #be9a32
  5. #b5963d
  6. #ad9349
  7. #a48f54
  8. #9b8b5f
  9. #92876a
  10. #898475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0aa8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b21f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ec948d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8a500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfad1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e59b70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9a511 {
  color: #d9a511;
}
Background
.bg-d9a511 {
  background-color: #d9a511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9a511 {
  border: 2px solid #d9a511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9a511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 165 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 85% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9a511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9a511, #a9d911);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9a511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 165 17 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 0.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.93 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.86 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.16 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.81 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.95 #265aee Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d9a511  rgb(217, 165, 17)  hsl(44, 85%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#1145d9  rgb(17, 69, 217)  hsl(224, 85%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#11d9a5  rgb(17, 217, 165)  hsl(164, 85%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a511d9  rgb(165, 17, 217)  hsl(284, 85%, 46%)  Dark Orchid