Palettes / Colors / #DA9526

#DA9526 — Orange

#DA9526 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color GoldenRod (#DAA520). It belongs to the orange family.

#DA9526 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #256ADA; it also sits naturally between #DA3A25 and #C5DA25. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 58% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 83% · Key 15%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DA9526

.text { color: #DA9526; }
.background { background-color: #DA9526; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DA9526; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 149, 38); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(37, 71%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DA9526; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 149, 38, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DA9526; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 149, 38, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DA9526">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DA9526">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DA9526

Tints of #DA9526

Tones of #DA9526

Color harmonies

Complementary — #256ADA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DA9526: #000000.

How #DA9526 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #DA9526

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DA9526 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DA9525  ·  #DA9527 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DA9526?

#DA9526 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 218, 149, 38). Its closest standard named color is GoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DA9526?

#DA9526 is RGB 218, 149, 38 — HSL 37°, 71%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 83%, 15%.

What colors go with #DA9526?

Its complement is #256ADA; analogous partners are #DA3A25 and #C5DA25. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DA9526 for text?

Black text on #DA9526 has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.