#DCA538 Color

#DCA538 is rgb(220, 165, 56) in RGB and hsl(40, 70%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#DCA538

HEX#DCA538

RGBrgb(220, 165, 56)

HSLhsl(40, 70%, 54%)

HSVhsv(40, 75%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(75.5% 0.137 80.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 75%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #DCA538 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text9.48:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #DCA538 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#DCA538 Complementary#386EDC Analogous#DC5338 Analogous#C0DC38 Triadic#38DCA5 Triadic#A538DC

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #DCA538, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E0B152 #E6BE70 #EACA8A #EFD6A4 #F4E2BE #F9EFDC

Shades

#CC9424 #AD7E1F #8F6819 #6C4F13 #4E390E #302308

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