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#CB8906

#cb8906 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb8906 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 53.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.51% magenta, 97.04% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 39.9°, with 94.26% saturation and 40.98% 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 7.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.7.

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Relative luminance0.306

Complementary

  1. #cb8906
  2. #0648cb

Split complementary

  1. #cb8906
  2. #06aacb
  3. #2706cb

Analogous

  1. #cb2706
  2. #cb8906
  3. #aacb06

Triadic

  1. #cb8906
  2. #06cb89
  3. #8906cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb8906
  2. #48cb06
  3. #0648cb
  4. #8906cb

Square

  1. #cb8906
  2. #06cb27
  3. #0648cb
  4. #cb06aa

Monochromatic

  1. #362502
  2. #815704
  3. #cb8906
  4. #f9b225
  5. #fbcc6f

Shades

#cb8906 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb8906
  2. #b77b05
  3. #a26e05
  4. #8e6004
  5. #7a5204
  6. #664503
  7. #513702
  8. #3d2902
  9. #291b01
  10. #140e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb8906 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb8906
  2. #d0951f
  3. #d5a138
  4. #dbac51
  5. #e0b86a
  6. #e5c483
  7. #ead09b
  8. #efdcb4
  9. #f5e7cd
  10. #faf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb8906 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb8906
  2. #c48812
  3. #bc871e
  4. #b5862b
  5. #ad8537
  6. #a68543
  7. #9e844f
  8. #97835b
  9. #8f8268
  10. #888174
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9177 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a08d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09d11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de7875 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b38b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb950d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d77f5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb8906 {
  color: #cb8906;
}
Background
.bg-cb8906 {
  background-color: #cb8906;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb8906 {
  border: 2px solid #cb8906;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb8906;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 137 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 94% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb8906 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb8906, #aacb06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb8906 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 137 6 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.70 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.06 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.41 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.82 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.99 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.14 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.21 #3476f9 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cb8906  rgb(203, 137, 6)  hsl(40, 94%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0648cb  rgb(6, 72, 203)  hsl(220, 94%, 41%)  Sapphire
#06cb89  rgb(6, 203, 137)  hsl(160, 94%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#8906cb  rgb(137, 6, 203)  hsl(280, 94%, 41%)  Dark Violet