#D3A800

A medium, vivid yellow closely aligning with Goldenrod.

About #D3A800

Visually, #D3A800 is defined as a vivid yellow. Its closest recognized web color is Goldenrod. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 211, 168, and 0.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 20% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 47.8° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 41.4% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#D3A800
RGB211, 168, 0
HSL47.8°, 100.0%, 41.4%
CMYK0%, 20%, 100%, 17%
HSV47.8°, 100.0%, 82.7%
LAB70.8, 3.4, 73.8
XYZ40.9, 41.9, 5.9
Decimal13871104

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
9.37:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.14:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
7.97:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #D3A800; }
.text-color { color: #D3A800; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #D3A800; }

Similar Colors

Goldenrod
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