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#CA9512

#ca9512 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca9512 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 58.43% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.24% magenta, 91.09% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 42.72°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.71.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.341

Complementary

  1. #ca9512
  2. #1247ca

Split complementary

  1. #ca9512
  2. #12a3ca
  3. #3912ca

Analogous

  1. #ca3912
  2. #ca9512
  3. #a3ca12

Triadic

  1. #ca9512
  2. #12ca95
  3. #9512ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca9512
  2. #47ca12
  3. #1247ca
  4. #9512ca

Square

  1. #ca9512
  2. #12ca39
  3. #1247ca
  4. #ca12a3

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2d05
  2. #84610c
  3. #ca9512
  4. #eeba3b
  5. #f4d381

Shades

#ca9512 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca9512
  2. #b68610
  3. #a2770e
  4. #8d680d
  5. #79590b
  6. #654b09
  7. #513c07
  8. #3d2d05
  9. #281e04
  10. #140f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca9512 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca9512
  2. #cfa02a
  3. #d5aa41
  4. #dab559
  5. #dfbf71
  6. #e5ca89
  7. #ead5a0
  8. #efdfb8
  9. #f4ead0
  10. #faf4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca9512 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca9512
  2. #c3931d
  3. #bb9128
  4. #b48f33
  5. #ac8d3e
  6. #a58b49
  7. #9e8854
  8. #96865f
  9. #8f846a
  10. #878275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b19a7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a31c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc857f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf9e19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d58c65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca9512 {
  color: #ca9512;
}
Background
.bg-ca9512 {
  background-color: #ca9512;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca9512 {
  border: 2px solid #ca9512;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca9512;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 149 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca9512 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca9512, #a3ca12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca9512 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 149 18 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.71 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.09 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.78 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.81 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.06 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.81 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.40 #356aed Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ca9512  rgb(202, 149, 18)  hsl(43, 84%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#1247ca  rgb(18, 71, 202)  hsl(223, 84%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#12ca95  rgb(18, 202, 149)  hsl(163, 84%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#9512ca  rgb(149, 18, 202)  hsl(283, 84%, 43%)  Dark Violet