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#DCAA4E

#dcaa4e ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dcaa4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 66.67% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.73% magenta, 64.55% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 38.87°, with 66.98% saturation and 58.43% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.4452

Complementary

  1. #dcaa4e
  2. #4e80dc

Split complementary

  1. #dcaa4e
  2. #4ec7dc
  3. #634edc

Analogous

  1. #dc634e
  2. #dcaa4e
  3. #c7dc4e

Triadic

  1. #dcaa4e
  2. #4edcaa
  3. #aa4edc

Tetradic

  1. #dcaa4e
  2. #80dc4e
  3. #4e80dc
  4. #aa4edc

Square

  1. #dcaa4e
  2. #4edc63
  3. #4e80dc
  4. #dc4ec7

Monochromatic

  1. #795718
  2. #b98525
  3. #dcaa4e
  4. #e9c98e
  5. #f5e7ce

Shades

#dcaa4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcaa4e
  2. #c69946
  3. #b0883e
  4. #9a7737
  5. #84662f
  6. #6e5527
  7. #58441f
  8. #423317
  9. #2c2210
  10. #161108
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcaa4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcaa4e
  2. #e0b360
  3. #e3bb71
  4. #e7c483
  5. #eacc95
  6. #eed5a7
  7. #f1ddb8
  8. #f5e6ca
  9. #f8eedc
  10. #fcf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcaa4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcaa4e
  2. #d3a653
  3. #caa258
  4. #c09d5d
  5. #b79962
  6. #ae9567
  7. #a5916c
  8. #9c8d71
  9. #928876
  10. #89847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4af94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beab44 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab751 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ee9b96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbaa48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2b250 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e7a17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcaa4e {
  color: #dcaa4e;
}
Background
.bg-dcaa4e {
  background-color: #dcaa4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcaa4e {
  border: 2px solid #dcaa4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcaa4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 170 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 67% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcaa4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcaa4e, #c7dc4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcaa4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 170 78 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 3.71 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.62 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.70 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.92 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.62 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 7.10 #2355b1 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#dcaa4e  rgb(220, 170, 78)  hsl(39, 67%, 58%)  Indian Yellow
#4e80dc  rgb(78, 128, 220)  hsl(219, 67%, 58%)  Tufts Blue
#4edcaa  rgb(78, 220, 170)  hsl(159, 67%, 58%)  Caribbean Green
#aa4edc  rgb(170, 78, 220)  hsl(279, 67%, 58%)  Medium Orchid