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#CA901B

#ca901b ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca901b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 56.47% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.71% magenta, 86.63% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 40.11°, with 76.42% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.3258

Complementary

  1. #ca901b
  2. #1b55ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca901b
  2. #1badca
  3. #381bca

Analogous

  1. #ca381b
  2. #ca901b
  3. #adca1b

Triadic

  1. #ca901b
  2. #1bca90
  3. #901bca

Tetradic

  1. #ca901b
  2. #55ca1b
  3. #1b55ca
  4. #901bca

Square

  1. #ca901b
  2. #1bca38
  3. #1b55ca
  4. #ca1bad

Monochromatic

  1. #433009
  2. #876012
  3. #ca901b
  4. #e7b34b
  5. #f0cf8e

Shades

#ca901b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca901b
  2. #b68218
  3. #a27316
  4. #8d6513
  5. #795610
  6. #65480e
  7. #513a0b
  8. #3d2b08
  9. #281d05
  10. #140e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca901b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca901b
  2. #cf9b32
  3. #d5a649
  4. #dab15f
  5. #dfbc76
  6. #e5c88d
  7. #ead3a4
  8. #efdebb
  9. #f4e9d1
  10. #faf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca901b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca901b
  2. #c38e25
  3. #bb8d2f
  4. #b48b39
  5. #ac8a43
  6. #a5884e
  7. #9e8658
  8. #968562
  9. #8f836c
  10. #878276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0967c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a022 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc807b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b69106 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd9a1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d58763 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca901b {
  color: #ca901b;
}
Background
.bg-ca901b {
  background-color: #ca901b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca901b {
  border: 2px solid #ca901b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca901b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 144 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca901b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca901b, #adca1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca901b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 144 27 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.32 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.44 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.49 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.86 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.48 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 9.05 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 9.36 #356fe4 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ca901b  rgb(202, 144, 27)  hsl(40, 76%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1b55ca  rgb(27, 85, 202)  hsl(220, 76%, 45%)  Sapphire
#1bca90  rgb(27, 202, 144)  hsl(160, 76%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#901bca  rgb(144, 27, 202)  hsl(280, 76%, 45%)  Dark Violet