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#DCA43E

#dca43e ≈ Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca43e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 64.31% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.45% magenta, 71.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 38.73°, with 69.3% saturation and 55.29% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.4211

Complementary

  1. #dca43e
  2. #3e76dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca43e
  2. #3ec5dc
  3. #553edc

Analogous

  1. #dc553e
  2. #dca43e
  3. #c5dc3e

Triadic

  1. #dca43e
  2. #3edca4
  3. #a43edc

Tetradic

  1. #dca43e
  2. #76dc3e
  3. #3e76dc
  4. #a43edc

Square

  1. #dca43e
  2. #3edc55
  3. #3e76dc
  4. #dc3ec5

Monochromatic

  1. #6d4d14
  2. #ae7b20
  3. #dca43e
  4. #e8c37f
  5. #f3e1bf

Shades

#dca43e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca43e
  2. #c69438
  3. #b08332
  4. #9a732b
  5. #846225
  6. #6e521f
  7. #584219
  8. #423113
  9. #2c210c
  10. #161006
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca43e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca43e
  2. #e0ad51
  3. #e3b665
  4. #e7bf78
  5. #eac88b
  6. #eed29f
  7. #f1dbb2
  8. #f5e4c5
  9. #f8edd8
  10. #fcf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca43e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca43e
  2. #d3a045
  3. #ca9d4b
  4. #c09952
  5. #b79658
  6. #ae925f
  7. #a58e66
  8. #9c8b6c
  9. #928773
  10. #898479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2aa8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa530 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b342 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef948f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8a536 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0ad40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89b77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca43e {
  color: #dca43e;
}
Background
.bg-dca43e {
  background-color: #dca43e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca43e {
  border: 2px solid #dca43e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca43e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 164 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 69% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca43e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca43e, #c5dc3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca43e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 164 62 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.58 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.92 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.99 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.45 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.73 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.90 #235bc1 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dca43e  rgb(220, 164, 62)  hsl(39, 69%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#3e76dc  rgb(62, 118, 220)  hsl(219, 69%, 55%)  Brandeis Blue
#3edca4  rgb(62, 220, 164)  hsl(159, 69%, 55%)  Caribbean Green
#a43edc  rgb(164, 62, 220)  hsl(279, 69%, 55%)  Dark Orchid