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#CB8A16

#cb8a16 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb8a16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.02% magenta, 89.16% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 38.45°, with 80.44% saturation and 44.12% 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 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.84.

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Relative luminance0.3093

Complementary

  1. #cb8a16
  2. #1657cb

Split complementary

  1. #cb8a16
  2. #16b2cb
  3. #2f16cb

Analogous

  1. #cb2f16
  2. #cb8a16
  3. #b2cb16

Triadic

  1. #cb8a16
  2. #16cb8a
  3. #8a16cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb8a16
  2. #57cb16
  3. #1657cb
  4. #8a16cb

Square

  1. #cb8a16
  2. #16cb2f
  3. #1657cb
  4. #cb16b2

Monochromatic

  1. #412c07
  2. #865b0f
  3. #cb8a16
  4. #ebae43
  5. #f2cc88

Shades

#cb8a16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb8a16
  2. #b77c14
  3. #a26e12
  4. #8e610f
  5. #7a530d
  6. #66450b
  7. #513709
  8. #3d2907
  9. #291c04
  10. #140e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb8a16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb8a16
  2. #d0962d
  3. #d5a145
  4. #dbad5c
  5. #e0b973
  6. #e5c58b
  7. #ead0a2
  8. #efdcb9
  9. #f5e8d0
  10. #faf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb8a16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb8a16
  2. #c48921
  3. #bc882b
  4. #b58736
  5. #ad8640
  6. #a6854b
  7. #9e8456
  8. #978360
  9. #8f826b
  10. #888175
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.19:1 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 #b09d1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de7976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b38c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc961a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7805e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb8a16 {
  color: #cb8a16;
}
Background
.bg-cb8a16 {
  background-color: #cb8a16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb8a16 {
  border: 2px solid #cb8a16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb8a16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 138 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb8a16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb8a16, #b2cb16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb8a16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 138 22 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.84 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.02 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.26 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.56 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.69 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.72 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.77 #3475e9 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cb8a16  rgb(203, 138, 22)  hsl(38, 80%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1657cb  rgb(22, 87, 203)  hsl(218, 80%, 44%)  Sapphire
#16cb8a  rgb(22, 203, 138)  hsl(158, 80%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#8a16cb  rgb(138, 22, 203)  hsl(278, 80%, 44%)  Dark Violet