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#CB8A0C

#cb8a0c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb8a0c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 54.12% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.02% magenta, 94.09% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 39.58°, with 88.84% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.309

Complementary

  1. #cb8a0c
  2. #0c4dcb

Split complementary

  1. #cb8a0c
  2. #0cadcb
  3. #2a0ccb

Analogous

  1. #cb2a0c
  2. #cb8a0c
  3. #adcb0c

Triadic

  1. #cb8a0c
  2. #0ccb8a
  3. #8a0ccb

Tetradic

  1. #cb8a0c
  2. #4dcb0c
  3. #0c4dcb
  4. #8a0ccb

Square

  1. #cb8a0c
  2. #0ccb2a
  3. #0c4dcb
  4. #cb0cad

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2803
  2. #835908
  3. #cb8a0c
  4. #f3b131
  5. #f7cc79

Shades

#cb8a0c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb8a0c
  2. #b77c0b
  3. #a26e0a
  4. #8e6108
  5. #7a5307
  6. #664506
  7. #513705
  8. #3d2904
  9. #291c02
  10. #140e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb8a0c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb8a0c
  2. #d09624
  3. #d5a13d
  4. #dbad55
  5. #e0b96d
  6. #e5c586
  7. #ead09e
  8. #efdcb6
  9. #f5e8ce
  10. #faf3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb8a0c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb8a0c
  2. #c48918
  3. #bc8823
  4. #b5872f
  5. #ad863a
  6. #a68546
  7. #9e8452
  8. #97835d
  9. #8f8269
  10. #888174
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19d15 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de7976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b38c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc9612 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7805d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb8a0c {
  color: #cb8a0c;
}
Background
.bg-cb8a0c {
  background-color: #cb8a0c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb8a0c {
  border: 2px solid #cb8a0c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb8a0c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 138 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb8a0c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb8a0c, #adcb0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb8a0c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 138 12 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.63 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.90 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.57 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.62 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.01 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.16 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.32 #3475f3 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cb8a0c  rgb(203, 138, 12)  hsl(40, 89%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0c4dcb  rgb(12, 77, 203)  hsl(220, 89%, 42%)  Sapphire
#0ccb8a  rgb(12, 203, 138)  hsl(160, 89%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#8a0ccb  rgb(138, 12, 203)  hsl(280, 89%, 42%)  Dark Violet