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#DCA92A

#dca92a ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dca92a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 66.27% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.18% magenta, 80.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 42.81°, with 71.77% saturation and 51.37% 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 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.16.

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Relative luminance0.4376

Complementary

  1. #dca92a
  2. #2a5ddc

Split complementary

  1. #dca92a
  2. #2ab6dc
  3. #502adc

Analogous

  1. #dc502a
  2. #dca92a
  3. #b6dc2a

Triadic

  1. #dca92a
  2. #2adca9
  3. #a92adc

Tetradic

  1. #dca92a
  2. #5ddc2a
  3. #2a5ddc
  4. #a92adc

Square

  1. #dca92a
  2. #2adc50
  3. #2a5ddc
  4. #dc2ab6

Monochromatic

  1. #5e470f
  2. #9f791a
  3. #dca92a
  4. #e7c46c
  5. #f2dead

Shades

#dca92a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dca92a
  2. #c69826
  3. #b08722
  4. #9a761d
  5. #846519
  6. #6e5515
  7. #584411
  8. #42330d
  9. #2c2208
  10. #161104
  11. #000000

Tints

#dca92a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dca92a
  2. #e0b23f
  3. #e3ba55
  4. #e7c36a
  5. #eacb7f
  6. #eed495
  7. #f1ddaa
  8. #f5e5bf
  9. #f8eed4
  10. #fcf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dca92a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dca92a
  2. #d3a533
  3. #caa13b
  4. #c09d44
  5. #b7994c
  6. #ae9555
  7. #a5905e
  8. #9c8c66
  9. #92886f
  10. #898477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3ae8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa908 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb631 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef9991 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cba91b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2b12e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e89f76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dca92a {
  color: #dca92a;
}
Background
.bg-dca92a {
  background-color: #dca92a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dca92a {
  border: 2px solid #dca92a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dca92a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 169 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dca92a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dca92a, #b6dc2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dca92a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 169 42 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.16 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.77 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.93 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.61 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.31 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.26 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.26 #2356d5 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dca92a  rgb(220, 169, 42)  hsl(43, 72%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#2a5ddc  rgb(42, 93, 220)  hsl(223, 72%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#2adca9  rgb(42, 220, 169)  hsl(163, 72%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#a92adc  rgb(169, 42, 220)  hsl(283, 72%, 51%)  Dark Orchid