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#DCAB2E

#dcab2e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcab2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.27% magenta, 79.09% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 43.1°, with 71.31% saturation and 52.16% 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 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4454

Complementary

  1. #dcab2e
  2. #2e5fdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcab2e
  2. #2eb6dc
  3. #542edc

Analogous

  1. #dc542e
  2. #dcab2e
  3. #b6dc2e

Triadic

  1. #dcab2e
  2. #2edcab
  3. #ab2edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcab2e
  2. #5fdc2e
  3. #2e5fdc
  4. #ab2edc

Square

  1. #dcab2e
  2. #2edc54
  3. #2e5fdc
  4. #dc2eb6

Monochromatic

  1. #614a10
  2. #a27c1b
  3. #dcab2e
  4. #e7c570
  5. #f2e0b1

Shades

#dcab2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcab2e
  2. #c69a29
  3. #b08925
  4. #9a7820
  5. #84671c
  6. #6e5617
  7. #584412
  8. #42330e
  9. #2c2209
  10. #161105
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcab2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcab2e
  2. #e0b343
  3. #e3bc58
  4. #e7c46d
  5. #eacd82
  6. #eed597
  7. #f1ddab
  8. #f5e6c0
  9. #f8eed5
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcab2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcab2e
  2. #d3a736
  3. #caa23e
  4. #c09e47
  5. #b79a4f
  6. #ae9657
  7. #a5915f
  8. #9c8d67
  9. #928970
  10. #898478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4af90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ab13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb735 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef9b93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccab20 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3b332 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8a278 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcab2e {
  color: #dcab2e;
}
Background
.bg-dcab2e {
  background-color: #dcab2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcab2e {
  border: 2px solid #dcab2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcab2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 171 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 71% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcab2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcab2e, #b6dc2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcab2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 171 46 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.81 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.31 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.18 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.63 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.78 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.97 #2354d1 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dcab2e  rgb(220, 171, 46)  hsl(43, 71%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2e5fdc  rgb(46, 95, 220)  hsl(223, 71%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#2edcab  rgb(46, 220, 171)  hsl(163, 71%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#ab2edc  rgb(171, 46, 220)  hsl(283, 71%, 52%)  Dark Orchid