ColorTool
Log in
#DCAA26

#dcaa26 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#dcaa26 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 66.67% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.73% magenta, 82.73% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 43.52°, with 72.22% saturation and 50.59% 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 9.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9933
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4411

Complementary

  1. #dcaa26
  2. #2658dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcaa26
  2. #26b3dc
  3. #4f26dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4f26
  2. #dcaa26
  3. #b3dc26

Triadic

  1. #dcaa26
  2. #26dcaa
  3. #aa26dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcaa26
  2. #58dc26
  3. #2658dc
  4. #aa26dc

Square

  1. #dcaa26
  2. #26dc4f
  3. #2658dc
  4. #dc26b3

Monochromatic

  1. #5a460f
  2. #9c7819
  3. #dcaa26
  4. #e7c468
  5. #f1deaa

Shades

#dcaa26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcaa26
  2. #c69922
  3. #b0881e
  4. #9a771b
  5. #846617
  6. #6e5513
  7. #58440f
  8. #42330b
  9. #2c2208
  10. #161104
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcaa26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcaa26
  2. #e0b33c
  3. #e3bb51
  4. #e7c467
  5. #eacc7d
  6. #eed593
  7. #f1dda8
  8. #f5e6be
  9. #f8eed4
  10. #fcf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcaa26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcaa26
  2. #d3a62f
  3. #caa238
  4. #c09d41
  5. #b7994a
  6. #ae9553
  7. #a5915c
  8. #9c8d65
  9. #92886e
  10. #898477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4ae8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb72e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef9a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccaa13 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b22b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8a076 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-dcaa26 {
  color: #dcaa26;
}
Background
.bg-dcaa26 {
  background-color: #dcaa26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcaa26 {
  border: 2px solid #dcaa26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcaa26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 170 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcaa26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcaa26, #b3dc26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcaa26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 170 38 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.50 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.46 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.59 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.10 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.80 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.87 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.87 #2355d9 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dcaa26  rgb(220, 170, 38)  hsl(44, 72%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#2658dc  rgb(38, 88, 220)  hsl(224, 72%, 51%)  Sapphire
#26dcaa  rgb(38, 220, 170)  hsl(164, 72%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#aa26dc  rgb(170, 38, 220)  hsl(284, 72%, 51%)  Dark Orchid