Golden Rod

Best set with black text. The pairing reaches 9.38:1 contrast and passes AAA for normal text.

Color values

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HEX#DAA520sRGB hexadecimal

RGBrgb(218, 165, 32)screen channels

HSLhsl(43, 74%, 49%)hue, saturation, lightness

CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 85%, 15%)approximate process color

Tailwindyellow-500nearest palette utility, not an exact token

WCAG ratios

White textfails AA2.24:1

Black textAAA9.38:1

Recommendation

Use black text for the stronger built-in pairing. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text; AAA requires 7:1.

generated in color space

Tonal ramp

#050505

#483817

#8E6C1E

#DAA520

#EBC070

#F6DDB5

#FAFAFA

Analogous

#DA4820

#DAA520

#B2DA20

Triadic

#DAA520

#20DAA5

#A520DA

Complement

#DAA520

#2055DA

Lab distance · lower is closer

:root {
  --color-golden-rod: #DAA520;
}

.swatch {
  background: var(--color-golden-rod);
  color: #000000;
}

Hue83°

Lightness71 L*

Chroma69.3

Luminance0.419