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#D9A84D

#d9a84d ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d9a84d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.1% red, 65.88% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.58% magenta, 64.52% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 39°, with 64.81% saturation and 57.65% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 3.88.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4329

Complementary

  1. #d9a84d
  2. #4d7ed9

Split complementary

  1. #d9a84d
  2. #4dc4d9
  3. #624dd9

Analogous

  1. #d9624d
  2. #d9a84d
  3. #c4d94d

Triadic

  1. #d9a84d
  2. #4dd9a8
  3. #a84dd9

Tetradic

  1. #d9a84d
  2. #7ed94d
  3. #4d7ed9
  4. #a84dd9

Square

  1. #d9a84d
  2. #4dd962
  3. #4d7ed9
  4. #d94dc4

Monochromatic

  1. #745419
  2. #b38226
  3. #d9a84d
  4. #e6c78c
  5. #f4e6cb

Shades

#d9a84d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d9a84d
  2. #c39745
  3. #ae863e
  4. #987636
  5. #82652e
  6. #6d5427
  7. #57431f
  8. #413217
  9. #2b220f
  10. #161108
  11. #000000

Tints

#d9a84d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d9a84d
  2. #ddb15f
  3. #e1b971
  4. #e4c282
  5. #e8cb94
  6. #ecd4a6
  7. #f0dcb8
  8. #f4e5ca
  9. #f7eedb
  10. #fbf6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d9a84d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d9a84d
  2. #d0a452
  3. #c7a057
  4. #be9c5c
  5. #b59861
  6. #ad9467
  7. #a4906c
  8. #9b8c71
  9. #928876
  10. #89847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2ad92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca943 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b550 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb9a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8a847 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfb04f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e4a07e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d9a84d {
  color: #d9a84d;
}
Background
.bg-d9a84d {
  background-color: #d9a84d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d9a84d {
  border: 2px solid #d9a84d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d9a84d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 217 168 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 65% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d9a84d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d9a84d, #c4d94d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d9a84d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(217 168 77 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.88 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.52 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.88 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.91 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.97 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.62 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.64 #2657b2 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#d9a84d  rgb(217, 168, 77)  hsl(39, 65%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#4d7ed9  rgb(77, 126, 217)  hsl(219, 65%, 58%)  Tufts Blue
#4dd9a8  rgb(77, 217, 168)  hsl(159, 65%, 58%)  Caribbean Green
#a84dd9  rgb(168, 77, 217)  hsl(279, 65%, 58%)  Medium Orchid