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#DCA212

#dca212 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dca212 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 63.53% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.36% magenta, 91.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 42.77°, with 84.87% saturation and 46.67% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.4.

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Relative luminance0.411

Complementary

  1. #dca212
  2. #124cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dca212
  2. #12b1dc
  3. #3d12dc

Analogous

  1. #dc3d12
  2. #dca212
  3. #b1dc12

Triadic

  1. #dca212
  2. #12dca2
  3. #a212dc

Tetradic

  1. #dca212
  2. #4cdc12
  3. #124cdc
  4. #a212dc

Square

  1. #dca212
  2. #12dc3d
  3. #124cdc
  4. #dc12b1

Monochromatic

  1. #4f3a06
  2. #956e0c
  3. #dca212
  4. #f0c14a
  5. #f6d991

Shades

#dca212 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca212
  2. #c69210
  3. #b0820e
  4. #9a710d
  5. #84610b
  6. #6e5109
  7. #584107
  8. #423105
  9. #2c2004
  10. #161002
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca212 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca212
  2. #e0ab2a
  3. #e3b541
  4. #e7be59
  5. #eac771
  6. #eed189
  7. #f1daa0
  8. #f5e3b8
  9. #f8ecd0
  10. #fcf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca212 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca212
  2. #d39f1d
  3. #ca9b28
  4. #c09833
  5. #b7943e
  6. #ae9149
  7. #a58e54
  8. #9c8a5f
  9. #92876a
  10. #898375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b21e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0918a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0ac1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8986e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca212 {
  color: #dca212;
}
Background
.bg-dca212 {
  background-color: #dca212;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca212 {
  border: 2px solid #dca212;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca212;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 162 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca212 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca212, #b1dc12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca212 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 162 18 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.40 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.17 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.32 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.99 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.15 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.42 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 7.91 #235ded Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dca212  rgb(220, 162, 18)  hsl(43, 85%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#124cdc  rgb(18, 76, 220)  hsl(223, 85%, 47%)  Sapphire
#12dca2  rgb(18, 220, 162)  hsl(163, 85%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#a212dc  rgb(162, 18, 220)  hsl(283, 85%, 47%)  Dark Orchid