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#DCA748

#dca748 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca748 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 65.49% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.09% magenta, 67.27% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 38.51°, with 67.89% saturation and 57.25% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4332

Complementary

  1. #dca748
  2. #487ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dca748
  2. #48c7dc
  3. #5d48dc

Analogous

  1. #dc5d48
  2. #dca748
  3. #c7dc48

Triadic

  1. #dca748
  2. #48dca7
  3. #a748dc

Tetradic

  1. #dca748
  2. #7ddc48
  3. #487ddc
  4. #a748dc

Square

  1. #dca748
  2. #48dc5d
  3. #487ddc
  4. #dc48c7

Monochromatic

  1. #755316
  2. #b58023
  3. #dca748
  4. #e8c688
  5. #f5e5c8

Shades

#dca748 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca748
  2. #c69641
  3. #b0863a
  4. #9a7532
  5. #84642b
  6. #6e5424
  7. #58431d
  8. #423216
  9. #2c210e
  10. #161107
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca748 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca748
  2. #e0b05a
  3. #e3b96d
  4. #e7c17f
  5. #eaca91
  6. #eed3a4
  7. #f1dcb6
  8. #f5e5c8
  9. #f8edda
  10. #fcf6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca748 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca748
  2. #d3a34e
  3. #ca9f53
  4. #c09b59
  5. #b7975e
  6. #ae9464
  7. #a5906a
  8. #9c8c6f
  9. #928875
  10. #89847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3ac92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca83d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b54b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee9893 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #caa842 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1b04a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e79e7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca748 {
  color: #dca748;
}
Background
.bg-dca748 {
  background-color: #dca748;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca748 {
  border: 2px solid #dca748;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca748;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 167 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca748 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca748, #c7dc48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca748 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 167 72 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.46 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.20 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.84 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.63 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.13 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.43 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.87 #2358b7 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#dca748  rgb(220, 167, 72)  hsl(39, 68%, 57%)  Indian Yellow
#487ddc  rgb(72, 125, 220)  hsl(219, 68%, 57%)  Tufts Blue
#48dca7  rgb(72, 220, 167)  hsl(159, 68%, 57%)  Caribbean Green
#a748dc  rgb(167, 72, 220)  hsl(279, 68%, 57%)  Medium Orchid