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#DCA31E

#dca31e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca31e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 63.92% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.91% magenta, 86.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 76% saturation and 49.02% 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.16.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.415

Complementary

  1. #dca31e
  2. #1e57dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca31e
  2. #1eb6dc
  3. #441edc

Analogous

  1. #dc441e
  2. #dca31e
  3. #b6dc1e

Triadic

  1. #dca31e
  2. #1edca3
  3. #a31edc

Tetradic

  1. #dca31e
  2. #57dc1e
  3. #1e57dc
  4. #a31edc

Square

  1. #dca31e
  2. #1edc44
  3. #1e57dc
  4. #dc1eb6

Monochromatic

  1. #553f0c
  2. #997115
  3. #dca31e
  4. #e9bf5e
  5. #f2daa1

Shades

#dca31e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca31e
  2. #c6931b
  3. #b08218
  4. #9a7215
  5. #846212
  6. #6e520f
  7. #58410c
  8. #423109
  9. #2c2106
  10. #161003
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca31e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca31e
  2. #e0ac35
  3. #e3b54b
  4. #e7bf62
  5. #eac878
  6. #eed18f
  7. #f1daa5
  8. #f5e3bc
  9. #f8edd2
  10. #fcf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca31e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca31e
  2. #d3a028
  3. #ca9c32
  4. #c0993b
  5. #b79545
  6. #ae924f
  7. #a58e59
  8. #9c8b63
  9. #92876c
  10. #898476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a98a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0928c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a404 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0ac23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89970 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca31e {
  color: #dca31e;
}
Background
.bg-dca31e {
  background-color: #dca31e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca31e {
  border: 2px solid #dca31e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca31e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 163 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 76% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca31e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca31e, #b6dc1e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca31e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 163 30 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.16 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.08 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.38 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.69 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.87 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.91 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 7.92 #235ce1 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dca31e  rgb(220, 163, 30)  hsl(42, 76%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#1e57dc  rgb(30, 87, 220)  hsl(222, 76%, 49%)  Sapphire
#1edca3  rgb(30, 220, 163)  hsl(162, 76%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#a31edc  rgb(163, 30, 220)  hsl(282, 76%, 49%)  Dark Orchid