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#DCA02F

#dca02f ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca02f 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 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.27% magenta, 78.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 39.19°, with 71.19% saturation and 52.35% 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 Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.4056

Complementary

  1. #dca02f
  2. #2f6bdc

Split complementary

  1. #dca02f
  2. #2fc1dc
  3. #492fdc

Analogous

  1. #dc492f
  2. #dca02f
  3. #c1dc2f

Triadic

  1. #dca02f
  2. #2fdca0
  3. #a02fdc

Tetradic

  1. #dca02f
  2. #6bdc2f
  3. #2f6bdc
  4. #a02fdc

Square

  1. #dca02f
  2. #2fdc49
  3. #2f6bdc
  4. #dc2fc1

Monochromatic

  1. #624510
  2. #a3741b
  3. #dca02f
  4. #e7be70
  5. #f2dcb2

Shades

#dca02f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca02f
  2. #c6902a
  3. #b08026
  4. #9a7021
  5. #84601c
  6. #6e5018
  7. #584013
  8. #42300e
  9. #2c2009
  10. #161005
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca02f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca02f
  2. #e0aa44
  3. #e3b359
  4. #e7bd6d
  5. #eac682
  6. #eed097
  7. #f1d9ac
  8. #f5e3c1
  9. #f8ecd5
  10. #fcf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca02f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca02f
  2. #d39d37
  3. #ca9a3f
  4. #c09647
  5. #b7934f
  6. #ae9058
  7. #a58d60
  8. #9c8a68
  9. #928670
  10. #898378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0a78a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a21a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef8f8a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7a124 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfaa32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89671 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca02f {
  color: #dca02f;
}
Background
.bg-dca02f {
  background-color: #dca02f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca02f {
  border: 2px solid #dca02f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca02f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 160 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca02f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca02f, #c1dc2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca02f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 160 47 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.04 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.14 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.33 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.05 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 7.17 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.19 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.24 #235fd0 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Marigold
#dca02f  rgb(220, 160, 47)  hsl(39, 71%, 52%)  Marigold
#2f6bdc  rgb(47, 107, 220)  hsl(219, 71%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#2fdca0  rgb(47, 220, 160)  hsl(159, 71%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#a02fdc  rgb(160, 47, 220)  hsl(279, 71%, 52%)  Dark Orchid