All About Color #DCAD2E

#DCAD2E

About #DCAD2E

#DCAD2E is a medium orange color with the hex code #DCAD2E. In RGB it is red 220, green 173, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 44°, saturation 71%, lightness 52%; in CMYK it is 0%, 21%, 79%, 14%. Its contrast ratio is 2.09:1 on white and 10.06:1 on black.

#DCAD2E Color Conversion

Hex tripletDC, AD, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 21.36%, 79.09%, 13.73%
RGB Decimal220, 173, 46
HSL44°, 71%, 52%
RGB Octal334, 255, 56
HSV (HSB)43.79°, 79.09%, 86.27%
RGB Binary11011100, 10101101, 101110
CIE-L*AB73.09, 5.55, 66.61
RGB Percent86.27%, 67.84%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH73.09, 66.84, 85.23
XYZ44.95, 45.30, 8.96
CIE-L*UV73.09, 39.42, 70.61
xyY0.45, 0.46, 45.30
Hunter-Lab67.31, 1.43, 39.22
RYB43.29%, 86.27%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#DCAD2E on a dark background: contrast 10.06:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#DCAD2E on a light background: contrast 2.09:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #DCAD2E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#DCAD2E · #E9CC7C · #947319 · #2E5CDC · #7C99E9

Analogous palette

#DC2E5C · #DC562E · #DCAD2E · #B3DC2E · #5CDC2E

Triadic palette

#DCAD2E · #2EDCAD · #AD2EDC · #E9CC7C · #7CE9CC

Tetradic palette

#DCAD2E · #2EDC56 · #2E5CDC · #DC2EB3 · #947319

Monochromatic palette

#604B10 · #A17E1B · #DCAD2E · #E7C76F · #F2E0B1

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