Goldenrod — #DAA520

#DAA520, primarily known as Goldenrod, is composed of 85% red, 65% green, and 13% blue in RGB. In CMYK it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 85% yellow, 15% black. In HSL the hue angle is 43°, saturation 74%, and lightness 49%. The closest web-safe color is #CC9900.

Closest named match: Fine Gold (#DAA826, ΔE 1.91)

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Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#DAA520
RGB	rgb(218, 165, 32)
HSL	hsl(42.9, 74.4%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(42.9, 85.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 85.3%, 14.5%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.16% 0.1469 83.99)
HWB	hwb(42.9 12.5% 14.5%)
LAB	lab(71.3% 12.21 68.68)
LCH	lch(71.3% 69.8 79.9)
OKLAB	oklab(75.16% 0.0154 0.1461)
XYZ	X 42.63 Y 41.92 Z 7.21
Web Safe	#CC9900
RGB Percent	85.5%, 64.7%, 12.5%
Decimal	14329120

Format	Value	Copy
HEX	#DAA520
RGB	rgb(218, 165, 32)
HSL	hsl(42.9, 74.4%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(42.9, 85.3%, 85.5%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 85.3%, 14.5%)
OKLCH	oklch(75.16% 0.1469 83.99)
HWB	hwb(42.9 12.5% 14.5%)

Format	Value	Copy
LAB	lab(71.3% 12.21 68.68)
LCH	lch(71.3% 69.8 79.9)
OKLAB	oklab(75.16% 0.0154 0.1461)
XYZ	X 42.63 Y 41.92 Z 7.21
Web Safe	#CC9900
RGB Percent	85.5%, 64.7%, 12.5%
Decimal	14329120

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Similar named colors

Nearest matches from our 30,000-name dataset (CIELAB ΔE). Click a swatch to open that color.

Fine Gold

#DAA826 · ΔE 1.91

Galliano

#D8A723 · ΔE 1.97

Baroque

#DDAA22 · ΔE 2.16

Dried Goldenrod

#E2A829 · ΔE 2.76

Immortelle Yellow

#D4A207 · ΔE 3.68

Urobilin

#E1AD21 · ΔE 3.68

Golden Samovar

#DFAF2B · ΔE 4.09

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2.24:1

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On black

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9.38:1

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Protanopia

90% similar

1.3% of men, 0.02% of women

Deuteranopia

94% similar

6% of men, 0.4% of women

Tritanopia

75% similar

0.001% of population

Achromatopsia

66% similar

0.003% of population

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