#d9ab40

Color #d9ab40

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#d9ab40

RGB

rgb(217, 171, 64)

HSL

hsl(42, 66.8%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42, 70.5%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.2%, 70.5%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(72.4, 6.08, 59.07)

LCH

lch(72.4, 59.38, 84.12)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.1325, 84.93)

HWB

hwb(42, 25.1%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#406ed9

Analogous

#d95f40

#d9ab40

#bad940

Triadic

#d9ab40

#40d9ab

#ab40d9

Split-complementary

#d9ab40

#40bad9

#5f40d9

Tetradic

#d9ab40

#6ed940

#406ed9

#ab40d9

Square

#d9ab40

#40d95f

#406ed9

#d940ba

Shades

Color #d9ab40 mixed toward black.

#c39427

#9c771f

#755917

#4e3b10

#271e08

Tints

Color #d9ab40 mixed toward white.

#dfb960

#e6c780

#ecd5a0

#f2e3bf

#f9f1df

Tones

Color #d9ab40 mixed toward gray.

#cca64d

#bfa15a

#b39c66

#a69773

#999280

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

#c7c668 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#c9cd6f · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#d77d81 · ΔE 35.7

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #d9ab40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d9ab40]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#d9ab40 (#d9ab40) is rgb(217, 171, 64) in RGB.

No, #d9ab40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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