#dcaa27

Color #dcaa27

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 2.28 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#dcaa27

RGB

rgb(220, 170, 39)

HSL

hsl(43.4, 72.1%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.4, 82.3%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 82.3%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(72.31, 6.92, 68.13)

LCH

lch(72.31, 68.48, 84.2)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.1465, 85.58)

HWB

hwb(43.4, 15.3%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2759dc

Analogous

#dc4f27

#dcaa27

#b4dc27

Triadic

#dcaa27

#27dcaa

#aa27dc

Split-complementary

#dcaa27

#27b4dc

#4f27dc

Tetradic

#dcaa27

#59dc27

#2759dc

#aa27dc

Square

#dcaa27

#27dc4f

#2759dc

#dc27b4

Shades

Color #dcaa27 mixed toward black.

#ba8f1e

#957218

#6f5612

#4a390c

#251d06

Tints

Color #dcaa27 mixed toward white.

#e2b84b

#e8c66f

#edd493

#f3e3b7

#f9f1db

Tones

Color #dcaa27 mixed toward gray.

#cda336

#be9c45

#af9654

#a08f63

#918872

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c85e · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#cbcf67 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#da777c · ΔE 38.6

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 27

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #dcaa27;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#dcaa27]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#dcaa27 (#dcaa27) is rgb(220, 170, 39) in RGB.

No, #dcaa27 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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