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#DCA511

#dca511 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dca511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 64.71% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 92.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 43.74°, with 85.65% saturation and 46.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 0.85.

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Relative luminance0.4217

Complementary

  1. #dca511
  2. #1148dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca511
  2. #11aedc
  3. #3f11dc

Analogous

  1. #dc3f11
  2. #dca511
  3. #aedc11

Triadic

  1. #dca511
  2. #11dca5
  3. #a511dc

Tetradic

  1. #dca511
  2. #48dc11
  3. #1148dc
  4. #a511dc

Square

  1. #dca511
  2. #11dc3f
  3. #1148dc
  4. #dc11ae

Monochromatic

  1. #4e3a06
  2. #95700c
  3. #dca511
  4. #f1c349
  5. #f6db90

Shades

#dca511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca511
  2. #c6950f
  3. #b0840e
  4. #9a740c
  5. #84630a
  6. #6e5309
  7. #584207
  8. #423205
  9. #2c2103
  10. #161102
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca511
  2. #e0ae29
  3. #e3b741
  4. #e7c058
  5. #eac970
  6. #eed288
  7. #f1dba0
  8. #f5e4b8
  9. #f8edcf
  10. #fcf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca511
  2. #d3a11c
  3. #ca9e27
  4. #c09a32
  5. #b7963d
  6. #ae9349
  7. #a58f54
  8. #9c8b5f
  9. #92876a
  10. #898475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2aa8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b41e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0948d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #caa500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1ae1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89b70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca511 {
  color: #dca511;
}
Background
.bg-dca511 {
  background-color: #dca511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca511 {
  border: 2px solid #dca511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 165 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 86% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca511, #aedc11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 165 17 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 0.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.06 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.08 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.19 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.45 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.64 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.98 #235aee Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dca511  rgb(220, 165, 17)  hsl(44, 86%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#1148dc  rgb(17, 72, 220)  hsl(224, 86%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#11dca5  rgb(17, 220, 165)  hsl(164, 86%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a511dc  rgb(165, 17, 220)  hsl(284, 86%, 46%)  Dark Orchid