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#CA8E1F

#ca8e1f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca8e1f is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 55.69% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.7% magenta, 84.65% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 38.95°, with 73.39% saturation and 45.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.32

Complementary

  1. #ca8e1f
  2. #1f5bca

Split complementary

  1. #ca8e1f
  2. #1fb1ca
  3. #391fca

Analogous

  1. #ca391f
  2. #ca8e1f
  3. #b1ca1f

Triadic

  1. #ca8e1f
  2. #1fca8e
  3. #8e1fca

Tetradic

  1. #ca8e1f
  2. #5bca1f
  3. #1f5bca
  4. #8e1fca

Square

  1. #ca8e1f
  2. #1fca39
  3. #1f5bca
  4. #ca1fb1

Monochromatic

  1. #45310b
  2. #885f15
  3. #ca8e1f
  4. #e4b151
  5. #efcf94

Shades

#ca8e1f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca8e1f
  2. #b6801c
  3. #a27219
  4. #8d6316
  5. #795513
  6. #654710
  7. #51390c
  8. #3d2b09
  9. #281c06
  10. #140e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca8e1f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca8e1f
  2. #cf9935
  3. #d5a54c
  4. #dab062
  5. #dfbb79
  6. #e5c78f
  7. #ead2a5
  8. #efddbc
  9. #f4e8d2
  10. #faf4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca8e1f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca8e1f
  2. #c38d29
  3. #bb8b32
  4. #b48a3c
  5. #ac8846
  6. #a58750
  7. #9e8659
  8. #968463
  9. #8f836d
  10. #878176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af957b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc7e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5900f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc9922 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d58562 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca8e1f {
  color: #ca8e1f;
}
Background
.bg-ca8e1f {
  background-color: #ca8e1f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca8e1f {
  border: 2px solid #ca8e1f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca8e1f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 142 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca8e1f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca8e1f, #b1ca1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca8e1f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 142 31 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.43 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.64 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.14 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.38 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.36 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.41 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.47 #3571e0 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ca8e1f  rgb(202, 142, 31)  hsl(39, 73%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1f5bca  rgb(31, 91, 202)  hsl(219, 73%, 46%)  Denim
#1fca8e  rgb(31, 202, 142)  hsl(159, 73%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#8e1fca  rgb(142, 31, 202)  hsl(279, 73%, 46%)  Dark Violet