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#DCA522

#dca522 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca522 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 64.71% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 84.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 42.26°, with 73.23% saturation and 49.8% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 0.62.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4224

Complementary

  1. #dca522
  2. #2259dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca522
  2. #22b6dc
  3. #4822dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4822
  2. #dca522
  3. #b6dc22

Triadic

  1. #dca522
  2. #22dca5
  3. #a522dc

Tetradic

  1. #dca522
  2. #59dc22
  3. #2259dc
  4. #a522dc

Square

  1. #dca522
  2. #22dc48
  3. #2259dc
  4. #dc22b6

Monochromatic

  1. #57420e
  2. #9a7318
  3. #dca522
  4. #e7c064
  5. #f1dba6

Shades

#dca522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca522
  2. #c6951f
  3. #b0841b
  4. #9a7418
  5. #846314
  6. #6e5311
  7. #58420e
  8. #42320a
  9. #2c2107
  10. #161103
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca522
  2. #e0ae38
  3. #e3b74e
  4. #e7c064
  5. #eac97a
  6. #eed291
  7. #f1dba7
  8. #f5e4bd
  9. #f8edd3
  10. #fcf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca522
  2. #d3a12b
  3. #ca9e35
  4. #c09a3e
  5. #b79648
  6. #ae9351
  7. #a58f5a
  8. #9c8b64
  9. #92876d
  10. #898477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2aa8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b42a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef948d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a50d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1ae27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89b72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca522 {
  color: #dca522;
}
Background
.bg-dca522 {
  background-color: #dca522;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca522 {
  border: 2px solid #dca522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 165 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 73% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca522, #b6dc22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 165 34 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 0.62 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.55 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.01 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.04 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.21 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.01 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.94 #235add Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dca522  rgb(220, 165, 34)  hsl(42, 73%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#2259dc  rgb(34, 89, 220)  hsl(222, 73%, 50%)  Sapphire
#22dca5  rgb(34, 220, 165)  hsl(162, 73%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#a522dc  rgb(165, 34, 220)  hsl(282, 73%, 50%)  Dark Orchid