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#DCAB25

#dcab25 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcab25 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 67.06% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.27% magenta, 83.18% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 43.93°, with 72.33% saturation and 50.39% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.89.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4448

Complementary

  1. #dcab25
  2. #2556dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcab25
  2. #25b2dc
  3. #4f25dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4f25
  2. #dcab25
  3. #b2dc25

Triadic

  1. #dcab25
  2. #25dcab
  3. #ab25dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcab25
  2. #56dc25
  3. #2556dc
  4. #ab25dc

Square

  1. #dcab25
  2. #25dc4f
  3. #2556dc
  4. #dc25b2

Monochromatic

  1. #5a450e
  2. #9c7919
  3. #dcab25
  4. #e7c467
  5. #f1dea9

Shades

#dcab25 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcab25
  2. #c69a21
  3. #b0891e
  4. #9a781a
  5. #846716
  6. #6e5613
  7. #58440f
  8. #42330b
  9. #2c2207
  10. #161104
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcab25 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcab25
  2. #e0b33b
  3. #e3bc51
  4. #e7c466
  5. #eacd7c
  6. #eed592
  7. #f1dda8
  8. #f5e6be
  9. #f8eed3
  10. #fcf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcab25 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcab25
  2. #d3a72e
  3. #caa237
  4. #c09e40
  5. #b79a49
  6. #ae9653
  7. #a5915c
  8. #9c8d65
  9. #92896e
  10. #898477
  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 #c4af8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb72e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef9b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccab11 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b32a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8a176 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcab25 {
  color: #dcab25;
}
Background
.bg-dcab25 {
  background-color: #dcab25;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcab25 {
  border: 2px solid #dcab25;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcab25;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 171 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 72% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcab25 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcab25, #b2dc25);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcab25 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 171 37 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.89 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.20 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.30 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.49 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.53 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.57 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 7.05 #2354da Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dcab25  rgb(220, 171, 37)  hsl(44, 72%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#2556dc  rgb(37, 86, 220)  hsl(224, 72%, 50%)  Sapphire
#25dcab  rgb(37, 220, 171)  hsl(164, 72%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#ab25dc  rgb(171, 37, 220)  hsl(284, 72%, 50%)  Dark Orchid