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#DCA22E

#dca22e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca22e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 63.53% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.36% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4125

Complementary

  1. #dca22e
  2. #2e68dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca22e
  2. #2ebfdc
  3. #4b2edc

Analogous

  1. #dc4b2e
  2. #dca22e
  3. #bfdc2e

Triadic

  1. #dca22e
  2. #2edca2
  3. #a22edc

Tetradic

  1. #dca22e
  2. #68dc2e
  3. #2e68dc
  4. #a22edc

Square

  1. #dca22e
  2. #2edc4b
  3. #2e68dc
  4. #dc2ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #614610
  2. #a2751b
  3. #dca22e
  4. #e7bf70
  5. #f2dcb1

Shades

#dca22e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca22e
  2. #c69229
  3. #b08225
  4. #9a7120
  5. #84611c
  6. #6e5117
  7. #584112
  8. #42310e
  9. #2c2009
  10. #161005
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca22e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca22e
  2. #e0ab43
  3. #e3b558
  4. #e7be6d
  5. #eac782
  6. #eed197
  7. #f1daab
  8. #f5e3c0
  9. #f8ecd5
  10. #fcf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca22e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca22e
  2. #d39f36
  3. #ca9b3e
  4. #c09847
  5. #b7944f
  6. #ae9157
  7. #a58e5f
  8. #9c8a67
  9. #928770
  10. #898378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a88b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a417 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef918c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8a322 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfac31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89872 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca22e {
  color: #dca22e;
}
Background
.bg-dca22e {
  background-color: #dca22e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca22e {
  border: 2px solid #dca22e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca22e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 162 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca22e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca22e, #bfdc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca22e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 162 46 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.49 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.39 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.71 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.42 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.37 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.60 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.35 #235dd1 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dca22e  rgb(220, 162, 46)  hsl(40, 71%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2e68dc  rgb(46, 104, 220)  hsl(220, 71%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#2edca2  rgb(46, 220, 162)  hsl(160, 71%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#a22edc  rgb(162, 46, 220)  hsl(280, 71%, 52%)  Dark Orchid