#d9a642

Color #d9a642

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 11.82 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#d9a642

RGB

rgb(217, 166, 66)

HSL

hsl(39.7, 66.5%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.7, 69.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.5%, 69.6%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(71.16, 8.85, 56.95)

LCH

lch(71.16, 57.63, 81.17)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.1295, 81.11)

HWB

hwb(39.7, 25.9%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4275d9

Analogous

#d95a42

#d9a642

#c1d942

Triadic

#d9a642

#42d9a6

#a642d9

Split-complementary

#d9a642

#42c1d9

#5a42d9

Tetradic

#d9a642

#75d942

#4275d9

#a642d9

Square

#d9a642

#42d95a

#4275d9

#d942c1

Shades

Color #d9a642 mixed toward black.

#c48f28

#9d7320

#765618

#4f3910

#271d08

Tints

Color #d9a642 mixed toward white.

#dfb562

#e6c481

#ecd2a1

#f2e1c0

#f9f0e0

Tones

Color #d9a642 mixed toward gray.

#cca24f

#c09e5b

#b39a68

#a79674

#9a9281

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c566 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#c8cb6d · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#d77a7e · ΔE 33.9

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #d9a642;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d9a642]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

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Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#d9a642 (#d9a642) is rgb(217, 166, 66) in RGB.

No, #d9a642 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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