#D9A441 · near Marigold

#D9A441 (RGB 217, 164, 65) is a medium, moderately saturated yellow, closest to Marigold and near Mustard and Honey. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #D9A441 a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 75% lightness and 0.13 chroma at hue 80°.

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HEX#D9A441

RGBrgb(217, 164, 65)

HSLhsl(39, 67%, 55%)

CMYK0, 24, 70, 15

CSS var--marigold

Contrast2.25:1 white · 9.34:1 black

Similar named colors

Marigold #EAA221Mustard #E1AD01Honey #EB9605Carrot #ED9121Brass #B5A642

How to use #D9A441

Black text passes WCAG AA on #D9A441 (9.34:1); white text does not (2.25:1).

For a calm scheme pair #D9A441 with its analogous neighbors #D9563F and #C2D93F; for contrast use its complement #3F75D9 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--marigold: #D9A441;

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Shades & tints

#2B210D#57421A#826227#AE8334#D9A441#E1B667#E8C88D#F0DBB3#F7EDD9

Color harmonies for #D9A441

Complementary

#D9A441#3F75D9

Analogous

#D9A441#D9563F#C2D93F

Triadic

#D9A441#3FD9A3#A33FD9

Split complementary

#D9A441#3FC2D9#563FD9

Tetradic

#D9A441#3FD956#3F75D9#D93FC2