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#DCA02B

#dca02b ≈ Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca02b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 62.75% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.27% magenta, 80.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 39.66°, with 71.66% saturation and 51.57% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.01.

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Relative luminance0.4053

Complementary

  1. #dca02b
  2. #2b67dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca02b
  2. #2bc0dc
  3. #482bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc482b
  2. #dca02b
  3. #c0dc2b

Triadic

  1. #dca02b
  2. #2bdca0
  3. #a02bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dca02b
  2. #67dc2b
  3. #2b67dc
  4. #a02bdc

Square

  1. #dca02b
  2. #2bdc48
  3. #2b67dc
  4. #dc2bc0

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4410
  2. #a0731a
  3. #dca02b
  4. #e7bd6d
  5. #f2dbae

Shades

#dca02b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca02b
  2. #c69027
  3. #b08022
  4. #9a701e
  5. #84601a
  6. #6e5016
  7. #584011
  8. #42300d
  9. #2c2009
  10. #161004
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca02b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca02b
  2. #e0aa40
  3. #e3b355
  4. #e7bd6b
  5. #eac680
  6. #eed095
  7. #f1d9aa
  8. #f5e3bf
  9. #f8ecd5
  10. #fcf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca02b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca02b
  2. #d39d34
  3. #ca9a3c
  4. #c09645
  5. #b7934d
  6. #ae9056
  7. #a58d5e
  8. #9c8a67
  9. #92866f
  10. #898378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0a68a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a211 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b130 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f08f8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7a11e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfaa2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89670 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca02b {
  color: #dca02b;
}
Background
.bg-dca02b {
  background-color: #dca02b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca02b {
  border: 2px solid #dca02b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca02b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 160 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca02b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca02b, #c0dc2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca02b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 160 43 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.01 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.05 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.11 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.43 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.03 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 7.18 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.27 #235fd4 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dca02b  rgb(220, 160, 43)  hsl(40, 72%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2b67dc  rgb(43, 103, 220)  hsl(220, 72%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#2bdca0  rgb(43, 220, 160)  hsl(160, 72%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#a02bdc  rgb(160, 43, 220)  hsl(280, 72%, 52%)  Dark Orchid