What color is #DAA520?

#DAA520 is a moderate orange known as Goldenrod. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Goldenrod?

The RGB value is 218, 165, 32: 218 red, 165 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Goldenrod?

The complementary color is #2055DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DAA520?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Goldenrod color: hex code #DAA520

#DAA520 rgb(218, 165, 32)

Shades of yellow

Goldenrod has the hex code #DAA520. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.5% red, 64.7% green and 12.5% blue (218, 165, 32).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 74% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 85% yellow and 15% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword goldenrod.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

Goldenrod (#DAA520) color codes

HEX	`#DAA520`
RGB	`rgb(218, 165, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.5%, 64.7%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 74%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 85%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 85%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.82, 8.52, 68.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.82, 69.29, 82.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.632, 41.923, 7.213)`
Decimal	`14329120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Goldenrod, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DAA520	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DAA520 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DAA520 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #daa520; }
.text { color: #daa520; }
.border { border: 2px solid #daa520; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(218 165 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #daa520, #b2da20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #DAA520 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #DAA520?: #DAA520 is a moderate orange known as Goldenrod. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Goldenrod?: The RGB value is 218, 165, 32: 218 red, 165 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Goldenrod?: The complementary color is #2055DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DAA520?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.