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#CB8A01

#cb8a01 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb8a01 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 54.12% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.02% magenta, 99.51% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 40.69°, with 99.02% saturation and 40% 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.51.

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Relative luminance0.3088

Complementary

  1. #cb8a01
  2. #0142cb

Split complementary

  1. #cb8a01
  2. #01a7cb
  3. #2501cb

Analogous

  1. #cb2501
  2. #cb8a01
  3. #a7cb01

Triadic

  1. #cb8a01
  2. #01cb8a
  3. #8a01cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb8a01
  2. #42cb01
  3. #0142cb
  4. #8a01cb

Square

  1. #cb8a01
  2. #01cb25
  3. #0142cb
  4. #cb01a7

Monochromatic

  1. #332200
  2. #7f5601
  3. #cb8a01
  4. #feb51b
  5. #fecd67

Shades

#cb8a01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb8a01
  2. #b77c01
  3. #a26e01
  4. #8e6101
  5. #7a5301
  6. #664501
  7. #513700
  8. #3d2900
  9. #291c00
  10. #140e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb8a01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb8a01
  2. #d0961a
  3. #d5a134
  4. #dbad4d
  5. #e0b967
  6. #e5c580
  7. #ead099
  8. #efdcb3
  9. #f5e8cc
  10. #faf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb8a01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb8a01
  2. #c4890e
  3. #bc881a
  4. #b58727
  5. #ad8634
  6. #a68541
  7. #9e844d
  8. #97835a
  9. #8f8267
  10. #888173
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19d0d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de7975 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc9609 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7805c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb8a01 {
  color: #cb8a01;
}
Background
.bg-cb8a01 {
  background-color: #cb8a01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb8a01 {
  border: 2px solid #cb8a01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb8a01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 138 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb8a01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb8a01, #a7cb01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb8a01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 138 1 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.51 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.85 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.60 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.85 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.27 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.27 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.65 #3475fe Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cb8a01  rgb(203, 138, 1)  hsl(41, 99%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0142cb  rgb(1, 66, 203)  hsl(221, 99%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#01cb8a  rgb(1, 203, 138)  hsl(161, 99%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#8a01cb  rgb(138, 1, 203)  hsl(281, 99%, 40%)  Dark Violet