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#DCA255

#dca255 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca255 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 63.53% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.36% magenta, 61.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 34.22°, with 65.85% saturation and 59.8% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 1.82.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4171

Complementary

  1. #dca255
  2. #558fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dca255
  2. #55d2dc
  3. #5e55dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5e55
  2. #dca255
  3. #d2dc55

Triadic

  1. #dca255
  2. #55dca2
  3. #a255dc

Tetradic

  1. #dca255
  2. #8fdc55
  3. #558fdc
  4. #a255dc

Square

  1. #dca255
  2. #55dc5e
  3. #558fdc
  4. #dc55d2

Monochromatic

  1. #7e531a
  2. #bd7d27
  3. #dca255
  4. #e9c594
  5. #f6e7d4

Shades

#dca255 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca255
  2. #c6924d
  3. #b08244
  4. #9a713c
  5. #846133
  6. #6e512b
  7. #584122
  8. #42311a
  9. #2c2011
  10. #161009
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca255 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca255
  2. #e0ab66
  3. #e3b577
  4. #e7be88
  5. #eac799
  6. #eed1aa
  7. #f1dabb
  8. #f5e3cc
  9. #f8ecdd
  10. #fcf6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca255 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca255
  2. #d39f59
  3. #ca9b5e
  4. #c09862
  5. #b79466
  6. #ae916b
  7. #a58e6f
  8. #9c8a73
  9. #928777
  10. #89837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2a992 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a54e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b257 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee9390 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7a451 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceac56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7997d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca255 {
  color: #dca255;
}
Background
.bg-dca255 {
  background-color: #dca255;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca255 {
  border: 2px solid #dca255;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca255;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 162 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca255 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca255, #d2dc55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca255 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 162 85 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 1.82 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.93 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.25 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.64 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.93 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.09 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.33 #235daa Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#dca255  rgb(220, 162, 85)  hsl(34, 66%, 60%)  Indian Yellow
#558fdc  rgb(85, 143, 220)  hsl(214, 66%, 60%)  United Nations Blue
#55dca2  rgb(85, 220, 162)  hsl(154, 66%, 60%)  Caribbean Green
#a255dc  rgb(162, 85, 220)  hsl(274, 66%, 60%)  Amethyst