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#DAA55C

#daa55c ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#daa55c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 64.71% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 57.8% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 34.76°, with 63% saturation and 60.78% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4259

Complementary

  1. #daa55c
  2. #5c91da

Split complementary

  1. #daa55c
  2. #5cd0da
  3. #665cda

Analogous

  1. #da665c
  2. #daa55c
  3. #d0da5c

Triadic

  1. #daa55c
  2. #5cdaa5
  3. #a55cda

Tetradic

  1. #daa55c
  2. #91da5c
  3. #5c91da
  4. #a55cda

Square

  1. #daa55c
  2. #5cda66
  3. #5c91da
  4. #da5cd0

Monochromatic

  1. #80561d
  2. #be802b
  3. #daa55c
  4. #e8c79a
  5. #f6ead9

Shades

#daa55c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #daa55c
  2. #c49553
  3. #ae844a
  4. #997440
  5. #836337
  6. #6d532e
  7. #574225
  8. #41321c
  9. #2c2112
  10. #161109
  11. #000000

Tints

#daa55c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #daa55c
  2. #deae6c
  3. #e1b77d
  4. #e5c08d
  5. #e9c99d
  6. #edd2ae
  7. #f0dbbe
  8. #f4e4ce
  9. #f8edde
  10. #fbf6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#daa55c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #daa55c
  2. #d1a160
  3. #c89e63
  4. #bf9a67
  5. #b6966a
  6. #ad936e
  7. #a48f72
  8. #9b8b75
  9. #928779
  10. #89847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1ab95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a755 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b45e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eb9794 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7a658 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceae5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e59d81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-daa55c {
  color: #daa55c;
}
Background
.bg-daa55c {
  background-color: #daa55c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-daa55c {
  border: 2px solid #daa55c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #daa55c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 165 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 63% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-daa55c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #daa55c, #d0da5c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-daa55c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 165 92 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 2.01 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.74 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.83 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.05 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.10 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.59 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 7.60 #255aa3 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#daa55c  rgb(218, 165, 92)  hsl(35, 63%, 61%)  Indian Yellow
#5c91da  rgb(92, 145, 218)  hsl(215, 63%, 61%)  United Nations Blue
#5cdaa5  rgb(92, 218, 165)  hsl(155, 63%, 61%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a55cda  rgb(165, 92, 218)  hsl(275, 63%, 61%)  Amethyst