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#DCAB2A

#dcab2a ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcab2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.27% magenta, 80.91% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 43.48°, 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4451

Complementary

  1. #dcab2a
  2. #2a5bdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcab2a
  2. #2ab4dc
  3. #522adc

Analogous

  1. #dc522a
  2. #dcab2a
  3. #b4dc2a

Triadic

  1. #dcab2a
  2. #2adcab
  3. #ab2adc

Tetradic

  1. #dcab2a
  2. #5bdc2a
  3. #2a5bdc
  4. #ab2adc

Square

  1. #dcab2a
  2. #2adc52
  3. #2a5bdc
  4. #dc2ab4

Monochromatic

  1. #5e480f
  2. #9f7b1a
  3. #dcab2a
  4. #e7c56c
  5. #f2dfad

Shades

#dcab2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcab2a
  2. #c69a26
  3. #b08922
  4. #9a781d
  5. #846719
  6. #6e5615
  7. #584411
  8. #42330d
  9. #2c2208
  10. #161104
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcab2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcab2a
  2. #e0b33f
  3. #e3bc55
  4. #e7c46a
  5. #eacd7f
  6. #eed595
  7. #f1ddaa
  8. #f5e6bf
  9. #f8eed4
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcab2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcab2a
  2. #d3a733
  3. #caa23b
  4. #c09e44
  5. #b79a4c
  6. #ae9655
  7. #a5915e
  8. #9c8d66
  9. #92896f
  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 #c1aa07 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb732 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef9b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccab1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b32f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8a177 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcab2a {
  color: #dcab2a;
}
Background
.bg-dcab2a {
  background-color: #dcab2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcab2a {
  border: 2px solid #dcab2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcab2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 171 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcab2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcab2a, #b4dc2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcab2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 171 42 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.81 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.16 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.28 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.32 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.57 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.67 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.08 #2354d5 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dcab2a  rgb(220, 171, 42)  hsl(43, 72%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#2a5bdc  rgb(42, 91, 220)  hsl(223, 72%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#2adcab  rgb(42, 220, 171)  hsl(163, 72%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#ab2adc  rgb(171, 42, 220)  hsl(283, 72%, 51%)  Dark Orchid