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#CA8A09

#ca8a09 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca8a09 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 54.12% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.68% magenta, 95.54% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 40.1°, with 91.47% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.3075

Complementary

  1. #ca8a09
  2. #0949ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca8a09
  2. #09aaca
  3. #2909ca

Analogous

  1. #ca2909
  2. #ca8a09
  3. #aaca09

Triadic

  1. #ca8a09
  2. #09ca8a
  3. #8a09ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca8a09
  2. #49ca09
  3. #0949ca
  4. #8a09ca

Square

  1. #ca8a09
  2. #09ca29
  3. #0949ca
  4. #ca09aa

Monochromatic

  1. #382602
  2. #815806
  3. #ca8a09
  4. #f6b22a
  5. #f9cc73

Shades

#ca8a09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca8a09
  2. #b67c08
  3. #a26e07
  4. #8d6106
  5. #795305
  6. #654505
  7. #513704
  8. #3d2903
  9. #281c02
  10. #140e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca8a09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca8a09
  2. #cf9622
  3. #d5a13a
  4. #daad53
  5. #dfb96b
  6. #e5c584
  7. #ead09d
  8. #efdcb5
  9. #f4e8ce
  10. #faf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca8a09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca8a09
  2. #c38915
  3. #bb8821
  4. #b4872d
  5. #ac8639
  6. #a58545
  7. #9e8450
  8. #96835c
  9. #8f8268
  10. #878174
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09d13 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd7975 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b38c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb9610 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6805d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca8a09 {
  color: #ca8a09;
}
Background
.bg-ca8a09 {
  background-color: #ca8a09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca8a09 {
  border: 2px solid #ca8a09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca8a09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 138 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca8a09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca8a09, #aaca09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca8a09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 138 9 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.33 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.01 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.73 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.92 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.32 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.34 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.45 #3575f6 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ca8a09  rgb(202, 138, 9)  hsl(40, 91%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0949ca  rgb(9, 73, 202)  hsl(220, 91%, 41%)  Sapphire
#09ca8a  rgb(9, 202, 138)  hsl(160, 91%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#8a09ca  rgb(138, 9, 202)  hsl(280, 91%, 41%)  Dark Violet