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#DCA12E

#dca12e ≈ Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca12e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 63.14% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.82% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 39.66°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 9.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.86.

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Relative luminance0.409

Complementary

  1. #dca12e
  2. #2e69dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca12e
  2. #2ec0dc
  3. #4a2edc

Analogous

  1. #dc4a2e
  2. #dca12e
  3. #c0dc2e

Triadic

  1. #dca12e
  2. #2edca1
  3. #a12edc

Tetradic

  1. #dca12e
  2. #69dc2e
  3. #2e69dc
  4. #a12edc

Square

  1. #dca12e
  2. #2edc4a
  3. #2e69dc
  4. #dc2ec0

Monochromatic

  1. #614510
  2. #a2751b
  3. #dca12e
  4. #e7be70
  5. #f2dcb1

Shades

#dca12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca12e
  2. #c69129
  3. #b08125
  4. #9a7120
  5. #84611c
  6. #6e5117
  7. #584012
  8. #42300e
  9. #2c2009
  10. #161005
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca12e
  2. #e0aa43
  3. #e3b458
  4. #e7bd6d
  5. #eac782
  6. #eed097
  7. #f1d9ab
  8. #f5e3c0
  9. #f8ecd5
  10. #fcf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca12e
  2. #d39e36
  3. #ca9a3e
  4. #c09747
  5. #b7944f
  6. #ae9157
  7. #a58d5f
  8. #9c8a67
  9. #928770
  10. #898378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a78b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a317 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b133 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef908b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7a222 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfab31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89771 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca12e {
  color: #dca12e;
}
Background
.bg-dca12e {
  background-color: #dca12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca12e {
  border: 2px solid #dca12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 161 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca12e, #c0dc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 161 46 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.86 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.19 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.41 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.75 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.99 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.30 #235ed1 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dca12e  rgb(220, 161, 46)  hsl(40, 71%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2e69dc  rgb(46, 105, 220)  hsl(220, 71%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#2edca1  rgb(46, 220, 161)  hsl(160, 71%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#a12edc  rgb(161, 46, 220)  hsl(280, 71%, 52%)  Dark Orchid