#d4ae00

Color #d4ae00

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.18 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#d4ae00

RGB

rgb(212, 174, 0)

HSL

hsl(49.2, 100%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.2, 100%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 100%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(72.41, 0.64, 75)

LCH

lch(72.41, 75, 89.51)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.1561, 93.01)

HWB

hwb(49.2, 0%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0026d4

Analogous

#d44400

#d4ae00

#90d400

Triadic

#d4ae00

#00d4ae

#ae00d4

Split-complementary

#d4ae00

#0090d4

#4400d4

Tetradic

#d4ae00

#26d400

#0026d4

#ae00d4

Square

#d4ae00

#00d444

#0026d4

#d40090

Shades

Color #d4ae00 mixed toward black.

#b19100

#8d7400

#6a5700

#473a00

#231d00

Tints

Color #d4ae00 mixed toward white.

#ffd207

#ffdb38

#ffe46a

#ffed9c

#fff6cd

Tones

Color #d4ae00 mixed toward gray.

#c2a312

#b19723

#9f8c35

#8d8147

#7c7558

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c45a · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#c7ca64 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#d2777c · ΔE 42.3

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 27.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #d4ae00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d4ae00]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#d4ae00 (#d4ae00) is rgb(212, 174, 0) in RGB.

No, #d4ae00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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