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#CB9727

#cb9727 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb9727 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.62% magenta, 80.79% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 40.98°, with 67.77% saturation and 47.45% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3498

Complementary

  1. #cb9727
  2. #275bcb

Split complementary

  1. #cb9727
  2. #27adcb
  3. #4527cb

Analogous

  1. #cb4527
  2. #cb9727
  3. #adcb27

Triadic

  1. #cb9727
  2. #27cb97
  3. #9727cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb9727
  2. #5bcb27
  3. #275bcb
  4. #9727cb

Square

  1. #cb9727
  2. #27cb45
  3. #275bcb
  4. #cb27ad

Monochromatic

  1. #4b380e
  2. #8b671b
  3. #cb9727
  4. #e0b75e
  5. #ecd49f

Shades

#cb9727 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb9727
  2. #b78823
  3. #a2791f
  4. #8e6a1b
  5. #7a5b17
  6. #664c14
  7. #513c10
  8. #3d2d0c
  9. #291e08
  10. #140f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb9727 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb9727
  2. #d0a13d
  3. #d5ac52
  4. #dbb668
  5. #e0c17d
  6. #e5cb93
  7. #ead5a9
  8. #efe0be
  9. #f5ead4
  10. #faf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb9727 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb9727
  2. #c49530
  3. #bc9239
  4. #b59042
  5. #ad8e4b
  6. #a68c54
  7. #9e895c
  8. #978765
  9. #8f856e
  10. #888277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b39c81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac980d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a52d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd8782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9981a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0a02a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d68e69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb9727 {
  color: #cb9727;
}
Background
.bg-cb9727 {
  background-color: #cb9727;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb9727 {
  border: 2px solid #cb9727;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb9727;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 151 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb9727 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb9727, #adcb27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb9727 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 151 39 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.58 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.54 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.58 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.42 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.58 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.02 #3468d8 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cb9727  rgb(203, 151, 39)  hsl(41, 68%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#275bcb  rgb(39, 91, 203)  hsl(221, 68%, 47%)  Sapphire
#27cb97  rgb(39, 203, 151)  hsl(161, 68%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#9727cb  rgb(151, 39, 203)  hsl(281, 68%, 47%)  Dark Orchid