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#DCA327

#dca327 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca327 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.91% magenta, 82.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 41.1°, with 72.11% saturation and 50.78% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.58.

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Relative luminance0.4156

Complementary

  1. #dca327
  2. #2760dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca327
  2. #27bbdc
  3. #4827dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4827
  2. #dca327
  3. #bbdc27

Triadic

  1. #dca327
  2. #27dca3
  3. #a327dc

Tetradic

  1. #dca327
  2. #60dc27
  3. #2760dc
  4. #a327dc

Square

  1. #dca327
  2. #27dc48
  3. #2760dc
  4. #dc27bb

Monochromatic

  1. #5b430f
  2. #9d7419
  3. #dca327
  4. #e7bf69
  5. #f1dbab

Shades

#dca327 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca327
  2. #c69323
  3. #b0821f
  4. #9a721b
  5. #846217
  6. #6e5214
  7. #584110
  8. #42310c
  9. #2c2108
  10. #161004
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca327 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca327
  2. #e0ac3d
  3. #e3b552
  4. #e7bf68
  5. #eac87d
  6. #eed193
  7. #f1daa9
  8. #f5e3be
  9. #f8edd4
  10. #fcf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca327 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca327
  2. #d3a030
  3. #ca9c39
  4. #c09942
  5. #b7954b
  6. #ae9254
  7. #a58e5c
  8. #9c8b65
  9. #92876e
  10. #898477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1a98b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa403 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b22e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef928c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8a417 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0ac2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89971 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca327 {
  color: #dca327;
}
Background
.bg-dca327 {
  background-color: #dca327;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca327 {
  border: 2px solid #dca327;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca327;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 163 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca327 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca327, #bbdc27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca327 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 163 39 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.58 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.79 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.15 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.80 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.01 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.23 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.73 #235cd8 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dca327  rgb(220, 163, 39)  hsl(41, 72%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#2760dc  rgb(39, 96, 220)  hsl(221, 72%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#27dca3  rgb(39, 220, 163)  hsl(161, 72%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#a327dc  rgb(163, 39, 220)  hsl(281, 72%, 51%)  Dark Orchid