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#CA9B20

#ca9b20 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ca9b20 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 60.78% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.27% magenta, 84.16% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 43.41°, with 72.65% saturation and 45.88% 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 8.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.361

Complementary

  1. #ca9b20
  2. #204fca

Split complementary

  1. #ca9b20
  2. #20a4ca
  3. #4620ca

Analogous

  1. #ca4620
  2. #ca9b20
  3. #a4ca20

Triadic

  1. #ca9b20
  2. #20ca9b
  3. #9b20ca

Tetradic

  1. #ca9b20
  2. #4fca20
  3. #204fca
  4. #9b20ca

Square

  1. #ca9b20
  2. #20ca46
  3. #204fca
  4. #ca20a4

Monochromatic

  1. #46360b
  2. #886816
  3. #ca9b20
  4. #e4bc53
  5. #eed595

Shades

#ca9b20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ca9b20
  2. #b68c1d
  3. #a27c1a
  4. #8d6d16
  5. #795d13
  6. #654e10
  7. #513e0d
  8. #3d2f0a
  9. #281f06
  10. #141003
  11. #000000

Tints

#ca9b20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ca9b20
  2. #cfa536
  3. #d5af4d
  4. #dab963
  5. #dfc379
  6. #e5cd90
  7. #ead7a6
  8. #efe1bc
  9. #f4ebd2
  10. #faf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ca9b20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ca9b20
  2. #c3982a
  3. #bb9633
  4. #b4933d
  5. #ac9046
  6. #a58e50
  7. #9e8b5a
  8. #968863
  9. #8f856d
  10. #878376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b39f82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba728 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc8c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9b0d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1a225 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5926b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ca9b20 {
  color: #ca9b20;
}
Background
.bg-ca9b20 {
  background-color: #ca9b20;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ca9b20 {
  border: 2px solid #ca9b20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ca9b20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 155 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ca9b20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ca9b20, #a4ca20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ca9b20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 155 32 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.56 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.95 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.58 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.75 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.23 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.72 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.60 #3564df Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ca9b20  rgb(202, 155, 32)  hsl(43, 73%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#204fca  rgb(32, 79, 202)  hsl(223, 73%, 46%)  Sapphire
#20ca9b  rgb(32, 202, 155)  hsl(163, 73%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#9b20ca  rgb(155, 32, 202)  hsl(283, 73%, 46%)  Dark Orchid