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#DCA802

#dca802 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dca802 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 65.88% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.64% magenta, 99.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 45.69°, with 98.2% saturation and 43.53% 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 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.4323

Complementary

  1. #dca802
  2. #0236dc

Split complementary

  1. #dca802
  2. #02a3dc
  3. #3b02dc

Analogous

  1. #dc3b02
  2. #dca802
  3. #a3dc02

Triadic

  1. #dca802
  2. #02dca8
  3. #a802dc

Tetradic

  1. #dca802
  2. #36dc02
  3. #0236dc
  4. #a802dc

Square

  1. #dca802
  2. #02dc3b
  3. #0236dc
  4. #dc02a3

Monochromatic

  1. #443401
  2. #906e01
  3. #dca802
  4. #fdcc2d
  5. #fede79

Shades

#dca802 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca802
  2. #c69702
  3. #b08602
  4. #9a7601
  5. #846501
  6. #6e5401
  7. #584301
  8. #423201
  9. #2c2200
  10. #161100
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca802 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca802
  2. #e0b11b
  3. #e3b935
  4. #e7c24e
  5. #eacb67
  6. #eed481
  7. #f1dc9a
  8. #f5e5b3
  9. #f8eecc
  10. #fcf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca802 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca802
  2. #d3a40f
  3. #caa01b
  4. #c09c28
  5. #b79834
  6. #ae9441
  7. #a5904e
  8. #9c8c5a
  9. #928867
  10. #898473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3ad8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb518 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0978f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cba800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2b011 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89e71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca802 {
  color: #dca802;
}
Background
.bg-dca802 {
  background-color: #dca802;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca802 {
  border: 2px solid #dca802;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca802;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 168 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 98% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca802 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca802, #a3dc02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca802 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 168 2 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.87 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.39 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.46 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.34 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.82 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.07 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.16 #2357fd Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dca802  rgb(220, 168, 2)  hsl(46, 98%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#0236dc  rgb(2, 54, 220)  hsl(226, 98%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#02dca8  rgb(2, 220, 168)  hsl(166, 98%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#a802dc  rgb(168, 2, 220)  hsl(286, 98%, 44%)  Dark Orchid