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#DAAA27

#daaa27 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#daaa27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 66.67% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.02% magenta, 82.11% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 43.91°, with 70.75% saturation and 50.39% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.79.

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Relative luminance0.438

Complementary

  1. #daaa27
  2. #2757da

Split complementary

  1. #daaa27
  2. #27b0da
  3. #5027da

Analogous

  1. #da5027
  2. #daaa27
  3. #b0da27

Triadic

  1. #daaa27
  2. #27daaa
  3. #aa27da

Tetradic

  1. #daaa27
  2. #57da27
  3. #2757da
  4. #aa27da

Square

  1. #daaa27
  2. #27da50
  3. #2757da
  4. #da27b0

Monochromatic

  1. #59450f
  2. #9a781a
  3. #daaa27
  4. #e5c468
  5. #f0ddaa

Shades

#daaa27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #daaa27
  2. #c49923
  3. #ae881f
  4. #99771b
  5. #836617
  6. #6d5514
  7. #574410
  8. #41330c
  9. #2c2208
  10. #161104
  11. #000000

Tints

#daaa27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #daaa27
  2. #deb33d
  3. #e1bb52
  4. #e5c468
  5. #e9cc7d
  6. #edd593
  7. #f0dda9
  8. #f4e6be
  9. #f8eed4
  10. #fbf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#daaa27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #daaa27
  2. #d1a630
  3. #c8a239
  4. #bf9d42
  5. #b6994b
  6. #ad9554
  7. #a4915c
  8. #9b8d65
  9. #92886e
  10. #898477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3ae8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb62f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed9a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbaa15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1b12c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a176 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-daaa27 {
  color: #daaa27;
}
Background
.bg-daaa27 {
  background-color: #daaa27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-daaa27 {
  border: 2px solid #daaa27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #daaa27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 170 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 71% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-daaa27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #daaa27, #b0da27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-daaa27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 170 39 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.11 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.44 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.40 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.59 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.91 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.24 #2555d8 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#daaa27  rgb(218, 170, 39)  hsl(44, 71%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#2757da  rgb(39, 87, 218)  hsl(224, 71%, 50%)  Sapphire
#27daaa  rgb(39, 218, 170)  hsl(164, 71%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#aa27da  rgb(170, 39, 218)  hsl(284, 71%, 50%)  Dark Orchid