CSS named color

Goldenrod #DAA520

The CSS keyword goldenrod is #DAA520. It is a light soft amber in the yellow family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.752, chroma 0.147 and hue 84.0°.

Relative luminance
0.4192
OKLCH L · C · h
0.752 · 0.147 · 84.0
Best text
Black 9.38:1
Hue family
Yellow
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#DAA520 color codes

HEX
#DAA520
RGB
rgb(218, 165, 32)
HSL
hsl(43, 74%, 49%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.752 0.147 84.0)
OKLab
oklab(0.752 0.015 0.146)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 70.82, a* 8.52, b* 68.76
XYZ (D65)
X 42.63, Y 41.92, Z 7.21
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(0%, 24%, 85%, 15%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #DAA520 accessible?

Black text on it reaches 9.38:1, passing AAA. White text fails at 2.23:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    9.38:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +60

  • White text on it

    2.23:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −48

  • As text on black

    9.38:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −58

  • As text on white

    2.23:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +43

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #966F00 4.59:1

    Darkening its OKLCH lightness from 0.75 to 0.57 reaches 4.59:1 on white, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

  • For text on black

    #DAA520 9.38:1

    It already reaches 9.38:1 on black, so no change is needed.

Checking another pair? Use the Contrast Checker.

Studio

Adjust #DAA520 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #DAA520

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #DAA520 sits at step 400.

  1. 50#FFF4DE
    White
    1.09
    Black
    19.24
  2. 100#FFE9BD
    White
    1.19
    Black
    17.64
  3. 200#FFD06F
    White
    1.44
    Black
    14.50
  4. 300#E7B546
    White
    1.89
    Black
    11.09
  5. 400This color#DAA520
    White
    2.23
    Black
    9.38
  6. 500#AA7E00
    White
    3.68
    Black
    5.69
  7. 600#8D6800
    White
    5.10
    Black
    4.11
  8. 700#715200
    White
    7.21
    Black
    2.90
  9. 800#533B00
    White
    10.53
    Black
    1.99
  10. 900#362600
    White
    14.64
    Black
    1.43
  11. 950#1F1400
    White
    18.12
    Black
    1.15

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Gamut

How vivid #DAA520 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.154; #DAA520 uses 95% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.178 there: 15% more.

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  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.147
sRGB edge
0.154
Display P3 edge
0.178
Rec. 2020 edge
0.182
Dominant wavelength
579 nm
Excitation purity
78%
Chromaticity
x 0.4646, y 0.4568
  • This color#DAA520
  • Most vivid in sRGB#DCA400
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.752 0.178 84.0)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #daa520;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.8512 0.6445 0); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #DAA520

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#EDD290
  • OKLab50%#EDD39F
  • OKLCH50%#EDD39F

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#6D5310
  • OKLab50%#543D06
  • OKLCH50%#543D06

Its complement #85ADFF

  • sRGB50%#B0A990
  • OKLab50%#B1AEA7
  • OKLCH50%#24CAA8
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #daa520, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #daa520 50%, white);

In use

#DAA520 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:19.38:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:12.23:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:12.23:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:12.23:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #966F00 4.59:1

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:19.38:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:18.37:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:18.37:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:18.37:1 Passes

Color vision

How #DAA520 looks with color blindness

Tritanopia changes it most, ΔE2000 32.3; protanopia changes it least, 9.1.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #BBA500 ΔE2000 9.1

    Noticeable

    Reads as light soft amber

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #C8B329 ΔE2000 9.3

    Noticeable

    Reads as light soft yellow

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #ED948D ΔE2000 32.3

    Distinct

    Reads as light soft red

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #ADADAD ΔE2000 27.1

    Distinct

    Reads as light gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #85ADFF. Their lightness contrast is only 1.00:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#DAA520 · #85ADFF52.9Stays distinct
Protanopia#BBA500 · #8EB4FF54.6Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#C8B329 · #81A8FD56.6Stays distinct
Tritanopia#ED948D · #52BFCB56.2Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#ADADAD · #AEAEAE0.3Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #DAA520

Its complement is #85ADFF, a light soft blue, on the cool side of the wheel.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#DAA520
  • Complement#85ADFF

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#F5924B
  • Base#DAA520
  • +30°#AEB839

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#DAA520
  • +120°#00C5D4
  • +240°#DC8CE3

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#DAA520
  • +150°#2CBCFD
  • +210°#B49BFF

Split-complementary

Open in Harmony Studio

Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-goldenrod: #daa520;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        goldenrod: '#daa520',
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-goldenrod: oklch(0.752 0.147 84.0);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "goldenrod": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.8549, 0.6471, 0.1255],
        "hex": "#daa520"
      },
      "$description": "CSS named color goldenrod"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let goldenrod = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.855, green: 0.647, blue: 0.125, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Goldenrod = Color(0xFFDAA520)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #DAA520 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.