All About Color #DCA42E

#DCA42E

About #DCA42E

#DCA42E is a medium orange color with the hex code #DCA42E. In RGB it is red 220, green 164, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 41°, saturation 71%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 25%, 79%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 2.24:1 on white and 9.39:1 on black.

#DCA42E Color Conversion

Hex tripletDC, A4, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 25.45%, 79.09%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal220, 164, 46
HSL41°, 71%, 52%
RGB Octal334, 244, 56
HSV (HSB)40.69°, 79.09%, 86.27%
RGB Binary11011100, 10100100, 101110
CIE-L*AB70.85, 10.34, 64.58
RGB Percent86.27%, 64.31%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH70.85, 65.41, 80.90
XYZ43.28, 41.96, 8.40
CIE-L*UV70.85, 46.26, 67.05
xyY0.46, 0.45, 41.96
Hunter-Lab64.78, 5.90, 37.65
RYB50.42%, 86.27%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DCA42E on a dark background: contrast 9.39:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#DCA42E on a light background: contrast 2.24:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DCA42E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#DCA42E · #E9C67C · #946D19 · #2E65DC · #7C9FE9

Analogous palette

#DC2E65 · #DC4E2E · #DCA42E · #BCDC2E · #65DC2E

Triadic palette

#DCA42E · #2EDCA4 · #A42EDC · #E9C67C · #7CE9C6

Tetradic palette

#DCA42E · #2EDC4E · #2E65DC · #DC2EBC · #946D19

Monochromatic palette

#604710 · #A1771B · #DCA42E · #E7C16F · #F2DDB1

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