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#CB9909

#cb9909 ≈ Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cb9909 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 60% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.63% magenta, 95.57% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 44.54°, with 91.51% saturation and 41.57% 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 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.71.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.355

Complementary

  1. #cb9909
  2. #093bcb

Split complementary

  1. #cb9909
  2. #099ccb
  3. #3809cb

Analogous

  1. #cb3809
  2. #cb9909
  3. #9ccb09

Triadic

  1. #cb9909
  2. #09cb99
  3. #9909cb

Tetradic

  1. #cb9909
  2. #3bcb09
  3. #093bcb
  4. #9909cb

Square

  1. #cb9909
  2. #09cb38
  3. #093bcb
  4. #cb099c

Monochromatic

  1. #392b03
  2. #826206
  3. #cb9909
  4. #f6c12b
  5. #f9d774

Shades

#cb9909 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb9909
  2. #b78a08
  3. #a27a07
  4. #8e6b06
  5. #7a5c05
  6. #664d05
  7. #513d04
  8. #3d2e03
  9. #291f02
  10. #140f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb9909 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb9909
  2. #d0a322
  3. #d5ad3a
  4. #dbb853
  5. #e0c26b
  6. #e5cc84
  7. #ead69d
  8. #efe0b5
  9. #f5ebce
  10. #faf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb9909 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb9909
  2. #c49715
  3. #bc9421
  4. #b5922d
  5. #ad8f39
  6. #a68d45
  7. #9e8a50
  8. #97885c
  9. #8f8568
  10. #888374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b39e80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa618 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd8982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1a113 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d69067 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb9909 {
  color: #cb9909;
}
Background
.bg-cb9909 {
  background-color: #cb9909;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cb9909 {
  border: 2px solid #cb9909;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb9909;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 153 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb9909 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb9909, #9ccb09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb9909 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 153 9 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.71 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.29 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.70 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.06 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.22 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.21 #3466f6 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cb9909  rgb(203, 153, 9)  hsl(45, 92%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#093bcb  rgb(9, 59, 203)  hsl(225, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#09cb99  rgb(9, 203, 153)  hsl(165, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#9909cb  rgb(153, 9, 203)  hsl(285, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet