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#DCA53A

#dca53a ≈ Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca53a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 64.71% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 73.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 39.63°, with 69.83% saturation and 54.51% 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 9.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.4243

Complementary

  1. #dca53a
  2. #3a71dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca53a
  2. #3ac2dc
  3. #543adc

Analogous

  1. #dc543a
  2. #dca53a
  3. #c2dc3a

Triadic

  1. #dca53a
  2. #3adca5
  3. #a53adc

Tetradic

  1. #dca53a
  2. #71dc3a
  3. #3a71dc
  4. #a53adc

Square

  1. #dca53a
  2. #3adc54
  3. #3a71dc
  4. #dc3ac2

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4d13
  2. #ab7b1e
  3. #dca53a
  4. #e8c37b
  5. #f3e0bc

Shades

#dca53a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca53a
  2. #c69534
  3. #b0842e
  4. #9a7429
  5. #846323
  6. #6e531d
  7. #584217
  8. #423211
  9. #2c210c
  10. #161106
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca53a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca53a
  2. #e0ae4e
  3. #e3b761
  4. #e7c075
  5. #eac989
  6. #eed29d
  7. #f1dbb0
  8. #f5e4c4
  9. #f8edd8
  10. #fcf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca53a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca53a
  2. #d3a141
  3. #ca9e48
  4. #c09a4f
  5. #b79656
  6. #ae935d
  7. #a58f64
  8. #9c8b6b
  9. #928772
  10. #898479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2ab8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba62a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b43e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef958f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a631 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0ae3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89c76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca53a {
  color: #dca53a;
}
Background
.bg-dca53a {
  background-color: #dca53a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca53a {
  border: 2px solid #dca53a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca53a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 165 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 70% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca53a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca53a, #c2dc3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca53a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 165 58 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.79 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.04 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.69 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.70 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.77 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.03 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.11 #235ac5 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dca53a  rgb(220, 165, 58)  hsl(40, 70%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#3a71dc  rgb(58, 113, 220)  hsl(220, 70%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#3adca5  rgb(58, 220, 165)  hsl(160, 70%, 55%)  Caribbean Green
#a53adc  rgb(165, 58, 220)  hsl(280, 70%, 55%)  Dark Orchid