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#DCAF08

#dcaf08 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcaf08 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 68.63% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.45% magenta, 96.36% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 47.26°, with 92.98% saturation and 44.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.26.

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Relative luminance0.4589

Complementary

  1. #dcaf08
  2. #0835dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcaf08
  2. #089fdc
  3. #4508dc

Analogous

  1. #dc4508
  2. #dcaf08
  3. #9fdc08

Triadic

  1. #dcaf08
  2. #08dcaf
  3. #af08dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcaf08
  2. #35dc08
  3. #0835dc
  4. #af08dc

Square

  1. #dcaf08
  2. #08dc45
  3. #0835dc
  4. #dc089f

Monochromatic

  1. #483a03
  2. #927405
  3. #dcaf08
  4. #f8cf39
  5. #fae183

Shades

#dcaf08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcaf08
  2. #c69e07
  3. #b08c06
  4. #9a7b06
  5. #846905
  6. #6e5804
  7. #584603
  8. #423502
  9. #2c2302
  10. #161201
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcaf08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcaf08
  2. #e0b721
  3. #e3bf39
  4. #e7c752
  5. #eacf6b
  6. #eed784
  7. #f1df9c
  8. #f5e7b5
  9. #f8efce
  10. #fcf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcaf08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcaf08
  2. #d3aa14
  3. #caa620
  4. #c0a12c
  5. #b79c38
  6. #ae9844
  7. #a59350
  8. #9c8e5c
  9. #928968
  10. #898574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6b28f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ef9e95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b517 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8a576 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcaf08 {
  color: #dcaf08;
}
Background
.bg-dcaf08 {
  background-color: #dcaf08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcaf08 {
  border: 2px solid #dcaf08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcaf08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 175 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 93% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcaf08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcaf08, #9fdc08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcaf08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 175 8 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.26 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.35 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.08 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.54 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.56 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.24 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.67 #2350f7 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#dcaf08  rgb(220, 175, 8)  hsl(47, 93%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#0835dc  rgb(8, 53, 220)  hsl(227, 93%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#08dcaf  rgb(8, 220, 175)  hsl(167, 93%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#af08dc  rgb(175, 8, 220)  hsl(287, 93%, 45%)  Dark Orchid