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#DDA32E

#dda32e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dda32e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 63.92% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.24% magenta, 79.19% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 40.11°, with 72.02% saturation and 52.35% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.33.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4176

Complementary

  1. #dda32e
  2. #2e68dd

Split complementary

  1. #dda32e
  2. #2ec0dd
  3. #4b2edd

Analogous

  1. #dd4b2e
  2. #dda32e
  3. #c0dd2e

Triadic

  1. #dda32e
  2. #2edda3
  3. #a32edd

Tetradic

  1. #dda32e
  2. #68dd2e
  3. #2e68dd
  4. #a32edd

Square

  1. #dda32e
  2. #2edd4b
  3. #2e68dd
  4. #dd2ec0

Monochromatic

  1. #624710
  2. #a4761b
  3. #dda32e
  4. #e8c070
  5. #f2ddb2

Shades

#dda32e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dda32e
  2. #c79329
  3. #b18225
  4. #9b7220
  5. #85621c
  6. #6f5217
  7. #584112
  8. #42310e
  9. #2c2109
  10. #161005
  11. #000000

Tints

#dda32e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dda32e
  2. #e0ac43
  3. #e4b558
  4. #e7bf6d
  5. #ebc882
  6. #eed197
  7. #f1daab
  8. #f5e3c0
  9. #f8edd5
  10. #fcf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dda32e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dda32e
  2. #d4a036
  3. #ca9c3e
  4. #c19947
  5. #b8954f
  6. #af9257
  7. #a58e5f
  8. #9c8b67
  9. #938770
  10. #898478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2a98c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa417 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b333 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0928d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9a422 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0ad31 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e99973 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dda32e {
  color: #dda32e;
}
Background
.bg-dda32e {
  background-color: #dda32e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dda32e {
  border: 2px solid #dda32e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dda32e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 163 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 72% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dda32e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dda32e, #c0dd2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dda32e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 163 46 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.33 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.36 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.82 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.45 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.10 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.45 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.20 #225cd1 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dda32e  rgb(221, 163, 46)  hsl(40, 72%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#2e68dd  rgb(46, 104, 221)  hsl(220, 72%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#2edda3  rgb(46, 221, 163)  hsl(160, 72%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#a32edd  rgb(163, 46, 221)  hsl(280, 72%, 52%)  Dark Orchid