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#DCAA2C

#dcaa2c ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcaa2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.73% magenta, 80% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 42.95°, with 71.54% saturation and 51.76% 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.48.

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Relative luminance0.4415

Complementary

  1. #dcaa2c
  2. #2c5edc

Split complementary

  1. #dcaa2c
  2. #2cb6dc
  3. #522cdc

Analogous

  1. #dc522c
  2. #dcaa2c
  3. #b6dc2c

Triadic

  1. #dcaa2c
  2. #2cdcaa
  3. #aa2cdc

Tetradic

  1. #dcaa2c
  2. #5edc2c
  3. #2c5edc
  4. #aa2cdc

Square

  1. #dcaa2c
  2. #2cdc52
  3. #2c5edc
  4. #dc2cb6

Monochromatic

  1. #5f4910
  2. #a17b1b
  3. #dcaa2c
  4. #e7c46e
  5. #f2dfaf

Shades

#dcaa2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcaa2c
  2. #c69928
  3. #b08823
  4. #9a771f
  5. #84661a
  6. #6e5516
  7. #584412
  8. #42330d
  9. #2c2209
  10. #161104
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcaa2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcaa2c
  2. #e0b341
  3. #e3bb56
  4. #e7c46b
  5. #eacc80
  6. #eed596
  7. #f1ddab
  8. #f5e6c0
  9. #f8eed5
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcaa2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcaa2c
  2. #d3a634
  3. #caa23d
  4. #c09d45
  5. #b7994e
  6. #ae9556
  7. #a5915e
  8. #9c8d67
  9. #92886f
  10. #898478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4ae8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0aa0e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb733 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef9a92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccaa1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b230 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8a077 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcaa2c {
  color: #dcaa2c;
}
Background
.bg-dcaa2c {
  background-color: #dcaa2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcaa2c {
  border: 2px solid #dcaa2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcaa2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 170 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcaa2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcaa2c, #b6dc2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcaa2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 170 44 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.48 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.46 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.62 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.89 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.64 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.95 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.02 #2355d3 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dcaa2c  rgb(220, 170, 44)  hsl(43, 72%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2c5edc  rgb(44, 94, 220)  hsl(223, 72%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#2cdcaa  rgb(44, 220, 170)  hsl(163, 72%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#aa2cdc  rgb(170, 44, 220)  hsl(283, 72%, 52%)  Dark Orchid