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Goldenrod Color

#daa520

Goldenrod Color

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A warm mustard-yellow named after the goldenrod plant and its tall spikes of small yellow flowers.

Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#daa520

RGB

rgb(218, 165, 32)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 74.4%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 85.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 85.3%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(70.82, 8.52, 68.76)

LCH

lch(70.82, 69.29, 82.94)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.1469, 83.98)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 12.5%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2055da

Analogous

#da4820

#daa520

#b2da20

Triadic

#daa520

#20daa5

#a520da

Split-complementary

#daa520

#20b2da

#4820da

Tetradic

#daa520

#55da20

#2055da

#a520da

Square

#daa520

#20da48

#2055da

#da20b2

Shades

Goldenrod Color mixed toward black.

#b6891b

#916e15

#6d5210

#49370b

#241b05

Tints

Goldenrod Color mixed toward white.

#e3b542

#e9c468

#eed38e

#f4e2b3

#f9f0d9

Tones

Goldenrod Color mixed toward gray.

#ca9e2f

#bb983f

#ab914e

#9c8a5e

#8c846d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c5c55a · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#c8cc62 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#d87378 · ΔE 38.2

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #daa520;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#daa520]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

Goldenrod (#daa520) is rgb(218, 165, 32) in RGB.

No, #daa520 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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