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#DBA522

#dba522 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dba522 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 85.88% red, 64.71% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.66% magenta, 84.47% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 42.49°, with 73.12% saturation and 49.61% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 0.35.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4209

Complementary

  1. #dba522
  2. #2258db

Split complementary

  1. #dba522
  2. #22b4db
  3. #4922db

Analogous

  1. #db4922
  2. #dba522
  3. #b4db22

Triadic

  1. #dba522
  2. #22dba5
  3. #a522db

Tetradic

  1. #dba522
  2. #58db22
  3. #2258db
  4. #a522db

Square

  1. #dba522
  2. #22db49
  3. #2258db
  4. #db22b4

Monochromatic

  1. #57410d
  2. #997318
  3. #dba522
  4. #e7c063
  5. #f1dba5

Shades

#dba522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dba522
  2. #c5951f
  3. #af841b
  4. #997418
  5. #836314
  6. #6e5311
  7. #58420e
  8. #42320a
  9. #2c2107
  10. #161103
  11. #000000

Tints

#dba522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dba522
  2. #dfae38
  3. #e2b74e
  4. #e6c064
  5. #e9c97a
  6. #edd291
  7. #f1dba7
  8. #f4e4bd
  9. #f8edd3
  10. #fbf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dba522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dba522
  2. #d2a12b
  3. #c99e35
  4. #c09a3e
  5. #b79648
  6. #ae9351
  7. #a48f5a
  8. #9b8b64
  9. #92876d
  10. #898477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1aa8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b32a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee948d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a50d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0ae27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e79b72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dba522 {
  color: #dba522;
}
Background
.bg-dba522 {
  background-color: #dba522;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dba522 {
  border: 2px solid #dba522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dba522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 219 165 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dba522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dba522, #b4db22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dba522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(219 165 34 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 0.35 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.82 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.96 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.99 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.25 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.15 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 8.02 #245add Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dba522  rgb(219, 165, 34)  hsl(42, 73%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#2258db  rgb(34, 88, 219)  hsl(222, 73%, 50%)  Sapphire
#22dba5  rgb(34, 219, 165)  hsl(162, 73%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#a522db  rgb(165, 34, 219)  hsl(282, 73%, 50%)  Dark Orchid