Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #dca33d, its pure hue is 38.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.4%, and its lightness is 55.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #dca33d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c1408 to #c18f35.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #dca33d. In RGB, it consists of 86.3% Red, 63.9% Green, and 23.9% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 25.9% Magenta, 72.3% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 38.5°, with saturation of 69.4% and lightness of 55.1%. The decimal value for #dca33d is 14459709, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #dca33d is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
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Tints of #dca33d
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #dca33d, its pure hue is 38.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.4%, and its lightness is 55.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #dca33d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e0af55 to #fbf4e7.
Tones of #dca33d
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #dca33d, its pure hue is 38.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #dca33d, which range from #8d8d8d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffad1a (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #dca33d
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #dca33d! For #dca33d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #dca33d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #dca33d
This color, #dca33d, consists of 86.3% Red, 63.9% Green, and 23.9% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 220, Green = 163, Blue = 61. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #dca33d is 0% Cyan, 25.9% Magenta, 72.3% Yellow, and 13.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 220 | 163 | 61 |
Octal | 334 | 243 | 75 |
Hexa | #dc | #a3 | #3d |
Binary | 11011100 | 10100011 | 00111101 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 0 | 25 | 72 | 13 |
Octal | 0 | 31 | 110 | 15 |
Hexa | #00 | #19 | #48 | #0d |
Binary | 00000000 | 00011001 | 01001000 | 00001101 |
Analogous Colors of #dca33d
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #dca33d — which has hue 38.5° — its analogous colors are located at 8.5° and 68.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dca33d.
Triadic Colors of #dca33d
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #dca33d — which has hue 38.5° — its triadic colors are located at 38.5° and 278.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dca33d.
Complementary Color of #dca33d
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #dca33d — which has hue 38.5° — its complementary color is located at 218.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dca33d.
Split Complementary Colors of #dca33d
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #dca33d — which has hue 38.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 38.5° and 248.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dca33d.
Tetradic Colors of #dca33d
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #dca33d — which has hue 38.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 308.5°, 38.5°, 128.5°, and 218.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #dca33d.
Monochromatic Colors of #dca33d
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #dca33d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #806026 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f6d395 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #dca33d
We want to make getting started with #dca33d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #dca33d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #dca33d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #dca33d with other HTML elements.
#dca33d Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #dca33d;">The color of this text is #dca33d.</span>
#dca33d Background Color
<div style="background-color: #dca33d; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #dca33d.</div>
#dca33d Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #dca33d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #dca33d.</span>
#dca33d Border Color
<div style="border: #dca33d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #dca33d.</div>
#dca33d Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dca33d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dca33d on a white background.</div></div>
#dca33d Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #dca33d; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #dca33d on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #dca33d to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dca33d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dca33d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dca33d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dca33d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dca33d to white.</div>
Gradient from #dca33d to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#dca33d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#dca33d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#dca33d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#dca33d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #dca33d to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #dca33d
In addition to using #dca33d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #dca33d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #dca33d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 220, Green = 163, Blue = 61). If you need details about the color coordinates of #dca33d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #dca33d |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(220, 163, 61) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #dca33d; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #dca33d; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #dca33d; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(220, 163, 61); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#dca33d") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:220, green:163, blue:61, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:220 green:163 blue:61 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(220f, 163f, 61f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(220, 163, 61); |
#dca33d Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #dca33d the same way. For those with color blindness, #dca33d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #dca33d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #dca33d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #dca33d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #dca33d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #dca33d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.2:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.