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#CB970C

#cb970c ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb970c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 59.22% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.62% magenta, 94.09% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 43.66°, with 88.84% saturation and 42.16% 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.11.

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Relative luminance0.3486

Complementary

  1. #cb970c
  2. #0c40cb

Split complementary

  1. #cb970c
  2. #0ca0cb
  3. #370ccb

Analogous

  1. #cb370c
  2. #cb970c
  3. #a0cb0c

Triadic

  1. #cb970c
  2. #0ccb97
  3. #970ccb

Tetradic

  1. #cb970c
  2. #40cb0c
  3. #0c40cb
  4. #970ccb

Square

  1. #cb970c
  2. #0ccb37
  3. #0c40cb
  4. #cb0ca0

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2c03
  2. #836108
  3. #cb970c
  4. #f3be31
  5. #f7d579

Shades

#cb970c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb970c
  2. #b7880b
  3. #a2790a
  4. #8e6a08
  5. #7a5b07
  6. #664c06
  7. #513c05
  8. #3d2d04
  9. #291e02
  10. #140f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb970c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb970c
  2. #d0a124
  3. #d5ac3d
  4. #dbb655
  5. #e0c16d
  6. #e5cb86
  7. #ead59e
  8. #efe0b6
  9. #f5eace
  10. #faf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb970c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb970c
  2. #c49518
  3. #bc9223
  4. #b5902f
  5. #ad8e3a
  6. #a68c46
  7. #9e8952
  8. #97875d
  9. #8f8569
  10. #888274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b39c7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a519 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd8781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba9700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0a015 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d68e66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb970c {
  color: #cb970c;
}
Background
.bg-cb970c {
  background-color: #cb970c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb970c {
  border: 2px solid #cb970c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb970c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 151 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb970c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb970c, #a0cb0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb970c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 151 12 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.11 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.71 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.92 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.78 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.96 #3468f3 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cb970c  rgb(203, 151, 12)  hsl(44, 89%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#0c40cb  rgb(12, 64, 203)  hsl(224, 89%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#0ccb97  rgb(12, 203, 151)  hsl(164, 89%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#970ccb  rgb(151, 12, 203)  hsl(284, 89%, 42%)  Dark Violet