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#DCA25B

#dca25b ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca25b 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 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.36% magenta, 58.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 33.02°, with 64.82% saturation and 60.98% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 2.49.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4181

Complementary

  1. #dca25b
  2. #5b95dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca25b
  2. #5bd6dc
  3. #615bdc

Analogous

  1. #dc615b
  2. #dca25b
  3. #d6dc5b

Triadic

  1. #dca25b
  2. #5bdca2
  3. #a25bdc

Tetradic

  1. #dca25b
  2. #95dc5b
  3. #5b95dc
  4. #a25bdc

Square

  1. #dca25b
  2. #5bdc61
  3. #5b95dc
  4. #dc5bd6

Monochromatic

  1. #82541c
  2. #c17d29
  3. #dca25b
  4. #e9c69a
  5. #f7e9d9

Shades

#dca25b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca25b
  2. #c69252
  3. #b08249
  4. #9a7140
  5. #846137
  6. #6e512e
  7. #584124
  8. #42311b
  9. #2c2012
  10. #161009
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca25b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca25b
  2. #e0ab6b
  3. #e3b57c
  4. #e7be8c
  5. #eac79d
  6. #eed1ad
  7. #f1dabd
  8. #f5e3ce
  9. #f8ecde
  10. #fcf6ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca25b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca25b
  2. #d39f5f
  3. #ca9b62
  4. #c09866
  5. #b7946a
  6. #ae916e
  7. #a58e71
  8. #9c8a75
  9. #928779
  10. #89837c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2a993 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a555 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b35d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee9491 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6a457 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceac5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e79a7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca25b {
  color: #dca25b;
}
Background
.bg-dca25b {
  background-color: #dca25b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca25b {
  border: 2px solid #dca25b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca25b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 162 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 65% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca25b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca25b, #d6dc5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca25b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 162 91 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 2.49 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 3.90 #f4a460 Sandy Brown ΔE 6.16 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 6.78 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.29 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.48 #ffa343 Neon Carrot ΔE 7.51 #235da4 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#dca25b  rgb(220, 162, 91)  hsl(33, 65%, 61%)  Indian Yellow
#5b95dc  rgb(91, 149, 220)  hsl(213, 65%, 61%)  United Nations Blue
#5bdca2  rgb(91, 220, 162)  hsl(153, 65%, 61%)  Caribbean Green
#a25bdc  rgb(162, 91, 220)  hsl(273, 65%, 61%)  Amethyst