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#DCAA4D

#dcaa4d ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcaa4d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 66.67% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.73% magenta, 65% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 39.02°, with 67.14% saturation and 58.24% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 3.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.445

Complementary

  1. #dcaa4d
  2. #4d7fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcaa4d
  2. #4dc7dc
  3. #634ddc

Analogous

  1. #dc634d
  2. #dcaa4d
  3. #c7dc4d

Triadic

  1. #dcaa4d
  2. #4ddcaa
  3. #aa4ddc

Tetradic

  1. #dcaa4d
  2. #7fdc4d
  3. #4d7fdc
  4. #aa4ddc

Square

  1. #dcaa4d
  2. #4ddc63
  3. #4d7fdc
  4. #dc4dc7

Monochromatic

  1. #785718
  2. #b88524
  3. #dcaa4d
  4. #e9c98d
  5. #f5e7cd

Shades

#dcaa4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcaa4d
  2. #c69945
  3. #b0883e
  4. #9a7736
  5. #84662e
  6. #6e5527
  7. #58441f
  8. #423317
  9. #2c220f
  10. #161108
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcaa4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcaa4d
  2. #e0b35f
  3. #e3bb71
  4. #e7c482
  5. #eacc94
  6. #eed5a6
  7. #f1ddb8
  8. #f5e6ca
  9. #f8eedb
  10. #fcf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcaa4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcaa4d
  2. #d3a652
  3. #caa257
  4. #c09d5c
  5. #b79961
  6. #ae9567
  7. #a5916c
  8. #9c8d71
  9. #928876
  10. #89847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4af94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beab43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab750 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee9b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbaa47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2b24f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7a17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcaa4d {
  color: #dcaa4d;
}
Background
.bg-dcaa4d {
  background-color: #dcaa4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcaa4d {
  border: 2px solid #dcaa4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcaa4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 170 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcaa4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcaa4d, #c7dc4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcaa4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 170 77 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.84 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.50 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.65 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.80 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.57 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.12 #2355b2 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#dcaa4d  rgb(220, 170, 77)  hsl(39, 67%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#4d7fdc  rgb(77, 127, 220)  hsl(219, 67%, 58%)  Tufts Blue
#4ddcaa  rgb(77, 220, 170)  hsl(159, 67%, 58%)  Caribbean Green
#aa4ddc  rgb(170, 77, 220)  hsl(279, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid