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#DCA256

#dca256 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca256 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.36% magenta, 60.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 34.03°, with 65.69% saturation and 60% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 1.89.

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Relative luminance0.4173

Complementary

  1. #dca256
  2. #5690dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca256
  2. #56d3dc
  3. #5f56dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5f56
  2. #dca256
  3. #d3dc56

Triadic

  1. #dca256
  2. #56dca2
  3. #a256dc

Tetradic

  1. #dca256
  2. #90dc56
  3. #5690dc
  4. #a256dc

Square

  1. #dca256
  2. #56dc5f
  3. #5690dc
  4. #dc56d3

Monochromatic

  1. #7f531a
  2. #be7d27
  3. #dca256
  4. #e9c595
  5. #f6e8d5

Shades

#dca256 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca256
  2. #c6924d
  3. #b08245
  4. #9a713c
  5. #846134
  6. #6e512b
  7. #584122
  8. #42311a
  9. #2c2011
  10. #161009
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca256 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca256
  2. #e0ab67
  3. #e3b578
  4. #e7be89
  5. #eac79a
  6. #eed1ab
  7. #f1dabb
  8. #f5e3cc
  9. #f8ecdd
  10. #fcf6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca256 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca256
  2. #d39f5a
  3. #ca9b5e
  4. #c09863
  5. #b79467
  6. #ae916b
  7. #a58e6f
  8. #9c8a73
  9. #928778
  10. #89837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2a992 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a54f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b258 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee9391 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7a452 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceac57 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e79a7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca256 {
  color: #dca256;
}
Background
.bg-dca256 {
  background-color: #dca256;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca256 {
  border: 2px solid #dca256;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca256;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 162 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 66% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca256 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca256, #d3dc56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca256 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 162 86 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 1.89 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 4.76 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.42 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.80 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.80 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 7.15 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.29 #235da9 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#dca256  rgb(220, 162, 86)  hsl(34, 66%, 60%)  Indian Yellow
#5690dc  rgb(86, 144, 220)  hsl(214, 66%, 60%)  United Nations Blue
#56dca2  rgb(86, 220, 162)  hsl(154, 66%, 60%)  Caribbean Green
#a256dc  rgb(162, 86, 220)  hsl(274, 66%, 60%)  Amethyst