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#CBA012

#cba012 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cba012 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 62.75% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 91.13% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 46.05°, 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.3788

Complementary

  1. #cba012
  2. #123dcb

Split complementary

  1. #cba012
  2. #129acb
  3. #4312cb

Analogous

  1. #cb4312
  2. #cba012
  3. #9acb12

Triadic

  1. #cba012
  2. #12cba0
  3. #a012cb

Tetradic

  1. #cba012
  2. #3dcb12
  3. #123dcb
  4. #a012cb

Square

  1. #cba012
  2. #12cb43
  3. #123dcb
  4. #cb129a

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3106
  2. #85690c
  3. #cba012
  4. #eec43c
  5. #f4d982

Shades

#cba012 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cba012
  2. #b79010
  3. #a2800e
  4. #8e700d
  5. #7a600b
  6. #665009
  7. #514007
  8. #3d3005
  9. #292004
  10. #141002
  11. #000000

Tints

#cba012 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cba012
  2. #d0aa2a
  3. #d5b341
  4. #dbbd59
  5. #e0c671
  6. #e5d089
  7. #ead9a0
  8. #efe3b8
  9. #f5ecd0
  10. #faf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cba012 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cba012
  2. #c49d1d
  3. #bc9a28
  4. #b59633
  5. #ad933e
  6. #a69049
  7. #9e8d54
  8. #978a5f
  9. #8f866a
  10. #888375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfaa1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd9188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be9f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a61b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6976c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cba012 {
  color: #cba012;
}
Background
.bg-cba012 {
  background-color: #cba012;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cba012 {
  border: 2px solid #cba012;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cba012;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 160 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cba012 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cba012, #9acb12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cba012 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 160 18 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.45 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.42 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.00 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.16 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.30 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.40 #345fed Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cba012  rgb(203, 160, 18)  hsl(46, 84%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#123dcb  rgb(18, 61, 203)  hsl(226, 84%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#12cba0  rgb(18, 203, 160)  hsl(166, 84%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#a012cb  rgb(160, 18, 203)  hsl(286, 84%, 43%)  Dark Violet