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#DFAA42

#dfaa42 ≈ Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dfaa42 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 87.45% red, 66.67% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.77% magenta, 70.4% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 39.75°, with 71.04% saturation and 56.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.4483

Complementary

  1. #dfaa42
  2. #4277df

Split complementary

  1. #dfaa42
  2. #42c5df
  3. #5c42df

Analogous

  1. #df5c42
  2. #dfaa42
  3. #c5df42

Triadic

  1. #dfaa42
  2. #42dfaa
  3. #aa42df

Tetradic

  1. #dfaa42
  2. #77df42
  3. #4277df
  4. #aa42df

Square

  1. #dfaa42
  2. #42df5c
  3. #4277df
  4. #df42c5

Monochromatic

  1. #745414
  2. #b6831f
  3. #dfaa42
  4. #eac783
  5. #f5e5c5

Shades

#dfaa42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dfaa42
  2. #c9993b
  3. #b28835
  4. #9c772e
  5. #866628
  6. #705521
  7. #59441a
  8. #433314
  9. #2d220d
  10. #161107
  11. #000000

Tints

#dfaa42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dfaa42
  2. #e2b355
  3. #e5bb68
  4. #e9c47b
  5. #eccc8e
  6. #efd5a1
  7. #f2ddb3
  8. #f5e6c6
  9. #f9eed9
  10. #fcf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dfaa42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dfaa42
  2. #d6a648
  3. #cca24e
  4. #c39d55
  5. #b9995b
  6. #b09561
  7. #a69167
  8. #9d8d6d
  9. #938874
  10. #8a847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6af93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ab35 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb846 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f29a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdaa3a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4b344 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaa17c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dfaa42 {
  color: #dfaa42;
}
Background
.bg-dfaa42 {
  background-color: #dfaa42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dfaa42 {
  border: 2px solid #dfaa42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dfaa42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 223 170 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 71% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dfaa42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dfaa42, #c5df42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dfaa42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(223 170 66 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.21 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 4.60 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.73 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.42 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.75 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.69 #2055bd Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#dfaa42  rgb(223, 170, 66)  hsl(40, 71%, 57%)  Goldenrod
#4277df  rgb(66, 119, 223)  hsl(220, 71%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#42dfaa  rgb(66, 223, 170)  hsl(160, 71%, 57%)  Caribbean Green
#aa42df  rgb(170, 66, 223)  hsl(280, 71%, 57%)  Electric Purple