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#DFAA20

#dfaa20 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfaa20 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 66.67% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.77% magenta, 85.65% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 43.35°, with 74.9% saturation and 50% 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 1.46.

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Relative luminance0.4454

Complementary

  1. #dfaa20
  2. #2055df

Split complementary

  1. #dfaa20
  2. #20b5df
  3. #4a20df

Analogous

  1. #df4a20
  2. #dfaa20
  3. #b5df20

Triadic

  1. #dfaa20
  2. #20dfaa
  3. #aa20df

Tetradic

  1. #dfaa20
  2. #55df20
  3. #2055df
  4. #aa20df

Square

  1. #dfaa20
  2. #20df4a
  3. #2055df
  4. #df20b5

Monochromatic

  1. #59440d
  2. #9c7716
  3. #dfaa20
  4. #e9c363
  5. #f2dda6

Shades

#dfaa20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfaa20
  2. #c9991d
  3. #b2881a
  4. #9c7716
  5. #866613
  6. #705510
  7. #59440d
  8. #43330a
  9. #2d2206
  10. #161103
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfaa20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfaa20
  2. #e2b336
  3. #e5bb4d
  4. #e9c463
  5. #eccc79
  6. #efd590
  7. #f2dda6
  8. #f5e6bc
  9. #f9eed2
  10. #fcf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfaa20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfaa20
  2. #d6a62a
  3. #cca233
  4. #c39d3d
  5. #b99946
  6. #b09550
  7. #a6915a
  8. #9d8d63
  9. #93886d
  10. #8a8476
  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 #c6af8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb829 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f39992 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceaa05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5b226 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eba075 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfaa20 {
  color: #dfaa20;
}
Background
.bg-dfaa20 {
  background-color: #dfaa20;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfaa20 {
  border: 2px solid #dfaa20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfaa20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 170 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 75% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfaa20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfaa20, #b5df20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfaa20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 170 32 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.67 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.32 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.55 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.32 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.70 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.80 #2055df Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dfaa20  rgb(223, 170, 32)  hsl(43, 75%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#2055df  rgb(32, 85, 223)  hsl(223, 75%, 50%)  Sapphire
#20dfaa  rgb(32, 223, 170)  hsl(163, 75%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#aa20df  rgb(170, 32, 223)  hsl(283, 75%, 50%)  Dark Orchid