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#CB9703

#cb9703 ≈ Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb9703 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 59.22% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.62% magenta, 98.52% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 44.4°, with 97.09% saturation and 40.39% 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.3484

Complementary

  1. #cb9703
  2. #0337cb

Split complementary

  1. #cb9703
  2. #039bcb
  3. #3303cb

Analogous

  1. #cb3303
  2. #cb9703
  3. #9bcb03

Triadic

  1. #cb9703
  2. #03cb97
  3. #9703cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb9703
  2. #37cb03
  3. #0337cb
  4. #9703cb

Square

  1. #cb9703
  2. #03cb33
  3. #0337cb
  4. #cb039b

Monochromatic

  1. #342701
  2. #805f02
  3. #cb9703
  4. #fcc21f
  5. #fdd76a

Shades

#cb9703 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb9703
  2. #b78803
  3. #a27902
  4. #8e6a02
  5. #7a5b02
  6. #664c02
  7. #513c01
  8. #3d2d01
  9. #291e01
  10. #140f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb9703 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb9703
  2. #d0a11c
  3. #d5ac35
  4. #dbb64f
  5. #e0c168
  6. #e5cb81
  7. #ead59a
  8. #efe0b3
  9. #f5eacd
  10. #faf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb9703 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb9703
  2. #c49510
  3. #bc921c
  4. #b59029
  5. #ad8e35
  6. #a68c42
  7. #9e894e
  8. #97875b
  9. #8f8567
  10. #888274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b29c7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a514 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd8780 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba9700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c09f0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d68e65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb9703 {
  color: #cb9703;
}
Background
.bg-cb9703 {
  background-color: #cb9703;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb9703 {
  border: 2px solid #cb9703;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb9703;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 151 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb9703 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb9703, #9bcb03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb9703 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 151 3 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.12 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.80 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.03 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.90 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.78 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.22 #3468fc Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cb9703  rgb(203, 151, 3)  hsl(44, 97%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#0337cb  rgb(3, 55, 203)  hsl(224, 97%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#03cb97  rgb(3, 203, 151)  hsl(164, 97%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#9703cb  rgb(151, 3, 203)  hsl(284, 97%, 40%)  Dark Violet