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#DAAE1C

#daae1c ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#daae1c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.49% red, 68.24% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.18% magenta, 87.16% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 46.11°, with 77.24% saturation and 48.24% 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 10.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.4526

Complementary

  1. #daae1c
  2. #1c48da

Split complementary

  1. #daae1c
  2. #1ca7da
  3. #4f1cda

Analogous

  1. #da4f1c
  2. #daae1c
  3. #a7da1c

Triadic

  1. #daae1c
  2. #1cdaae
  3. #ae1cda

Tetradic

  1. #daae1c
  2. #48da1c
  3. #1c48da
  4. #ae1cda

Square

  1. #daae1c
  2. #1cda4f
  3. #1c48da
  4. #da1ca7

Monochromatic

  1. #52420b
  2. #967813
  3. #daae1c
  4. #eac859
  5. #f2df9d

Shades

#daae1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #daae1c
  2. #c49d19
  3. #ae8b16
  4. #997a14
  5. #836811
  6. #6d570e
  7. #57460b
  8. #413408
  9. #2c2306
  10. #161103
  11. #000000

Tints

#daae1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #daae1c
  2. #deb633
  3. #e1be49
  4. #e5c660
  5. #e9ce77
  6. #edd78e
  7. #f0dfa4
  8. #f4e7bb
  9. #f8efd2
  10. #fbf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#daae1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #daae1c
  2. #d1a926
  3. #c8a530
  4. #bfa03a
  5. #b69c44
  6. #ad974e
  7. #a49258
  8. #9b8e62
  9. #92896c
  10. #898576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4b18f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ac00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb828 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ed9e95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b424 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6a477 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-daae1c {
  color: #daae1c;
}
Background
.bg-daae1c {
  background-color: #daae1c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-daae1c {
  border: 2px solid #daae1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #daae1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 218 174 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-daae1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #daae1c, #a7da1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-daae1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(218 174 28 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.49 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.07 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.61 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.16 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.87 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.77 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.13 #2551e3 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#daae1c  rgb(218, 174, 28)  hsl(46, 77%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#1c48da  rgb(28, 72, 218)  hsl(226, 77%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#1cdaae  rgb(28, 218, 174)  hsl(166, 77%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#ae1cda  rgb(174, 28, 218)  hsl(286, 77%, 48%)  Dark Orchid