Information about #DAA71B color

#DAA71B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DAA71B falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(218, 167, 27) — 85.5% red, 65.5% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 75 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #DAA71B reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Goldenrod (#DAA520). Slightly further away sit Galliano (#D8A723) and Orange Gold (#D4A017).

The recipe behind #DAA71B is rgb(218, 167, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DAA71B: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#DAA71B color variations

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#DAA71B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DAA71B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Goldenrod color link
Goldenrod

#DAA520

Galliano color link
Galliano

#D8A723

Orange Gold color link
Orange Gold

#D4A017

Urobilin color link
Urobilin

#E1AD21

Warm Gold color link
Warm Gold

#DAA428

Lemon Curry color link
Lemon Curry

#CCA01D

Bee Yellow color link
Bee Yellow

#E9AB17

Marigold color link
Marigold

#EAA221

Burnt Yellow color link
Burnt Yellow

#D5AB09

Gamboge color link
Gamboge

#E49B0F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DAA71B
  • RGB218, 167, 27
  • CMYK0, 20, 75, 15
  • CSSrgb(218, 167, 27)
  • HSL44°, 78%, 48%
  • HSL Precise43.979°, 77.959%, 48.039%
  • HSV44°, 88%, 85%
  • HSB44°, 88%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.855
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.855, 0.655, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.855, 0.655, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.855, 0.655, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB85.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDDAA71B
  • DECIMAL ID14329627
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01