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#DCA136

#dca136 ≈ Marigold

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca136 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.82% magenta, 75.45% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 38.67°, with 70.34% saturation and 53.73% 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 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.27.

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Relative luminance0.4097

Complementary

  1. #dca136
  2. #3671dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca136
  2. #36c4dc
  3. #4e36dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4e36
  2. #dca136
  3. #c4dc36

Triadic

  1. #dca136
  2. #36dca1
  3. #a136dc

Tetradic

  1. #dca136
  2. #71dc36
  3. #3671dc
  4. #a136dc

Square

  1. #dca136
  2. #36dc4e
  3. #3671dc
  4. #dc36c4

Monochromatic

  1. #674912
  2. #a8771d
  3. #dca136
  4. #e7bf77
  5. #f3deb8

Shades

#dca136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca136
  2. #c69131
  3. #b0812b
  4. #9a7126
  5. #846120
  6. #6e511b
  7. #584016
  8. #423010
  9. #2c200b
  10. #161005
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca136
  2. #e0aa4a
  3. #e3b45e
  4. #e7bd72
  5. #eac786
  6. #eed09b
  7. #f1d9af
  8. #f5e3c3
  9. #f8ecd7
  10. #fcf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca136
  2. #d39e3d
  3. #ca9a45
  4. #c0974c
  5. #b79454
  6. #ae915b
  7. #a58d62
  8. #9c8a6a
  9. #928771
  10. #898379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a78c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a325 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b13a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef918c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7a22d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfab39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89773 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca136 {
  color: #dca136;
}
Background
.bg-dca136 {
  background-color: #dca136;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca136 {
  border: 2px solid #dca136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 161 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 70% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca136, #c4dc36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 161 54 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.27 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.55 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.64 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.44 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.14 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.14 #235ec9 Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Marigold
#dca136  rgb(220, 161, 54)  hsl(39, 70%, 54%)  Marigold
#3671dc  rgb(54, 113, 220)  hsl(219, 70%, 54%)  Brandeis Blue
#36dca1  rgb(54, 220, 161)  hsl(159, 70%, 54%)  Caribbean Green
#a136dc  rgb(161, 54, 220)  hsl(279, 70%, 54%)  Dark Orchid