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#CA8D05

#ca8d05 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ca8d05 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 55.29% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.2% magenta, 97.52% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 41.42°, with 95.17% saturation and 40.59% 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 7.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.3162

Complementary

  1. #ca8d05
  2. #0542ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca8d05
  2. #05a5ca
  3. #2a05ca

Analogous

  1. #ca2a05
  2. #ca8d05
  3. #a5ca05

Triadic

  1. #ca8d05
  2. #05ca8d
  3. #8d05ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca8d05
  2. #42ca05
  3. #0542ca
  4. #8d05ca

Square

  1. #ca8d05
  2. #05ca2a
  3. #0542ca
  4. #ca05a5

Monochromatic

  1. #352501
  2. #7f5903
  3. #ca8d05
  4. #fab722
  5. #fbcf6d

Shades

#ca8d05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca8d05
  2. #b67f05
  3. #a27104
  4. #8d6304
  5. #795503
  6. #654703
  7. #513802
  8. #3d2a02
  9. #281c01
  10. #140e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca8d05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca8d05
  2. #cf981e
  3. #d5a437
  4. #daaf50
  5. #dfbb69
  6. #e5c682
  7. #ead19b
  8. #efddb4
  9. #f4e8cd
  10. #faf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca8d05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca8d05
  2. #c38c11
  3. #bb8a1e
  4. #b4892a
  5. #ac8836
  6. #a58743
  7. #9e854f
  8. #96845b
  9. #8f8367
  10. #878174
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9479 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f12 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd7c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc980d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5835e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca8d05 {
  color: #ca8d05;
}
Background
.bg-ca8d05 {
  background-color: #ca8d05;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca8d05 {
  border: 2px solid #ca8d05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca8d05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 141 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 95% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca8d05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca8d05, #a5ca05);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca8d05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 141 5 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.10 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.62 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.18 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.24 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.98 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 9.02 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.41 #3572fa Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ca8d05  rgb(202, 141, 5)  hsl(41, 95%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0542ca  rgb(5, 66, 202)  hsl(221, 95%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#05ca8d  rgb(5, 202, 141)  hsl(161, 95%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#8d05ca  rgb(141, 5, 202)  hsl(281, 95%, 41%)  Dark Violet