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#CB8F12

#cb8f12 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb8f12 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 56.08% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.56% magenta, 91.13% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 40.54°, with 83.71% saturation and 43.33% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.3239

Complementary

  1. #cb8f12
  2. #124ecb

Split complementary

  1. #cb8f12
  2. #12aacb
  3. #3212cb

Analogous

  1. #cb3212
  2. #cb8f12
  3. #aacb12

Triadic

  1. #cb8f12
  2. #12cb8f
  3. #8f12cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb8f12
  2. #4ecb12
  3. #124ecb
  4. #8f12cb

Square

  1. #cb8f12
  2. #12cb32
  3. #124ecb
  4. #cb12aa

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2c06
  2. #855d0c
  3. #cb8f12
  4. #eeb43c
  5. #f4cf82

Shades

#cb8f12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb8f12
  2. #b78110
  3. #a2720e
  4. #8e640d
  5. #7a560b
  6. #664809
  7. #513907
  8. #3d2b05
  9. #291d04
  10. #140e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb8f12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb8f12
  2. #d09a2a
  3. #d5a541
  4. #dbb159
  5. #e0bc71
  6. #e5c789
  7. #ead2a0
  8. #efddb8
  9. #f5e9d0
  10. #faf4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb8f12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb8f12
  2. #c48e1d
  3. #bc8c28
  4. #b58b33
  5. #ad893e
  6. #a68849
  7. #9e8654
  8. #97855f
  9. #8f836a
  10. #888275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0967b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a01a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de7e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b69000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd9a17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d68561 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb8f12 {
  color: #cb8f12;
}
Background
.bg-cb8f12 {
  background-color: #cb8f12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb8f12 {
  border: 2px solid #cb8f12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb8f12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 143 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb8f12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb8f12, #aacb12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb8f12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 143 18 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.39 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.28 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.68 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.81 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.79 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.86 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 9.06 #3470ed Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cb8f12  rgb(203, 143, 18)  hsl(41, 84%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#124ecb  rgb(18, 78, 203)  hsl(221, 84%, 43%)  Sapphire
#12cb8f  rgb(18, 203, 143)  hsl(161, 84%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#8f12cb  rgb(143, 18, 203)  hsl(281, 84%, 43%)  Dark Violet