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#CB8A0F

#cb8a0f ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb8a0f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.02% magenta, 92.61% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 39.26°, with 86.24% saturation and 42.75% 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 4.67.

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Relative luminance0.3091

Complementary

  1. #cb8a0f
  2. #0f50cb

Split complementary

  1. #cb8a0f
  2. #0faecb
  3. #2c0fcb

Analogous

  1. #cb2c0f
  2. #cb8a0f
  3. #aecb0f

Triadic

  1. #cb8a0f
  2. #0fcb8a
  3. #8a0fcb

Tetradic

  1. #cb8a0f
  2. #50cb0f
  3. #0f50cb
  4. #8a0fcb

Square

  1. #cb8a0f
  2. #0fcb2c
  3. #0f50cb
  4. #cb0fae

Monochromatic

  1. #3d2904
  2. #845a0a
  3. #cb8a0f
  4. #f0b036
  5. #f5cc7e

Shades

#cb8a0f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb8a0f
  2. #b77c0e
  3. #a26e0c
  4. #8e610b
  5. #7a5309
  6. #664508
  7. #513706
  8. #3d2905
  9. #291c03
  10. #140e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb8a0f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb8a0f
  2. #d09627
  3. #d5a13f
  4. #dbad57
  5. #e0b96f
  6. #e5c587
  7. #ead09f
  8. #efdcb7
  9. #f5e8cf
  10. #faf3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb8a0f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb8a0f
  2. #c4891a
  3. #bc8826
  4. #b58731
  5. #ad863c
  6. #a68548
  7. #9e8453
  8. #97835e
  9. #8f8269
  10. #888175
  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 #b19d17 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de7976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b38c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc9614 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7805d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb8a0f {
  color: #cb8a0f;
}
Background
.bg-cb8a0f {
  background-color: #cb8a0f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb8a0f {
  border: 2px solid #cb8a0f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb8a0f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 138 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb8a0f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb8a0f, #aecb0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb8a0f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 138 15 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.67 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.92 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.49 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.64 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.93 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.01 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.18 #3475f0 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cb8a0f  rgb(203, 138, 15)  hsl(39, 86%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0f50cb  rgb(15, 80, 203)  hsl(219, 86%, 43%)  Sapphire
#0fcb8a  rgb(15, 203, 138)  hsl(159, 86%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#8a0fcb  rgb(138, 15, 203)  hsl(279, 86%, 43%)  Dark Violet