CSS named color

Goldenrod #DAA520

Goldenrod is orange. Below: every color format, WCAG contrast against black and white, its tints, shades and tones, and the harmonies that pair with it.

Color values

Contrast & accessibility

WCAG contrast ratio of Goldenrod used as a foreground on white and black backgrounds.

Aa The quick brown fox

2.24:1

On white

AA ✕ AAA ✕ AA Large ✕

Aa The quick brown fox

9.38:1

On black

AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large ✓

Tints, shades & tones

Systematic variations of Goldenrod — click any swatch to copy its hex.

Tintsmixed toward white

Shadesmixed toward black

Tonesmixed toward gray

Color harmonies

Palettes built from Goldenrod by rotating its hue. Each swatch links to its closest named color.

Complementary

#DAA520 ≈ Orange #2055D9 ≈ Royal Blue

Analogous

#D94920 ≈ Chocolate #DAA520 ≈ Orange #B1D920 ≈ Yellow Green

Triadic

#DAA520 ≈ Orange #20D9A5 ≈ Light Sea Green #A520D9 ≈ Dark Orchid

Split-complementary

#DAA520 ≈ Orange #20B1D9 ≈ Dark Turquoise #4920D9 ≈ Blue Violet

Tetradic

#DAA520 ≈ Orange #20D949 ≈ Lime Green #2055D9 ≈ Royal Blue #D920B1 ≈ Medium Violet Red

Use Goldenrod in your stack

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

Works for any property: text-[#daa520], border-[#daa520].

CSS custom property

Reference it anywhere with var(--color).

Build a full theme

Turn Goldenrod into a complete shadcn/ui palette — light & dark, contrast-checked, one-command install.

Extract a theme →

Similar named colors

Orange #FFA500 Peru #CD853F Dark Goldenrod #B8860B Dark Orange #FF8C00 Sandy Brown #F4A460 Coral #FF7F50

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