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#DCA646

#dca646 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca646 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 65.1% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.55% magenta, 68.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 38.4°, with 68.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.4293

Complementary

  1. #dca646
  2. #467cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dca646
  2. #46c7dc
  3. #5b46dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5b46
  2. #dca646
  3. #c7dc46

Triadic

  1. #dca646
  2. #46dca6
  3. #a646dc

Tetradic

  1. #dca646
  2. #7cdc46
  3. #467cdc
  4. #a646dc

Square

  1. #dca646
  2. #46dc5b
  3. #467cdc
  4. #dc46c7

Monochromatic

  1. #735216
  2. #b47f22
  3. #dca646
  4. #e8c586
  5. #f4e4c7

Shades

#dca646 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca646
  2. #c6953f
  3. #b08538
  4. #9a7431
  5. #84642a
  6. #6e5323
  7. #58421c
  8. #423215
  9. #2c210e
  10. #161107
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca646 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca646
  2. #e0af59
  3. #e3b86b
  4. #e7c17e
  5. #eaca90
  6. #eed3a3
  7. #f1dbb5
  8. #f5e4c8
  9. #f8edda
  10. #fcf6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca646 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca646
  2. #d3a24c
  3. #ca9e52
  4. #c09b57
  5. #b7975d
  6. #ae9363
  7. #a58f69
  8. #9c8b6f
  9. #928874
  10. #89847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3ac91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba73b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b549 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee9792 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a73f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0af48 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e79d7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca646 {
  color: #dca646;
}
Background
.bg-dca646 {
  background-color: #dca646;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca646 {
  border: 2px solid #dca646;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca646;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 166 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca646 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca646, #c7dc46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca646 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 166 70 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.43 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.15 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.58 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.31 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.33 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.63 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.83 #2359b9 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#dca646  rgb(220, 166, 70)  hsl(38, 68%, 57%)  Indian Yellow
#467cdc  rgb(70, 124, 220)  hsl(218, 68%, 57%)  Tufts Blue
#46dca6  rgb(70, 220, 166)  hsl(158, 68%, 57%)  Caribbean Green
#a646dc  rgb(166, 70, 220)  hsl(278, 68%, 57%)  Dark Orchid