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#CBA01A

#cba01a ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cba01a 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 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 87.19% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 45.42°, with 77.29% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3791

Complementary

  1. #cba01a
  2. #1a45cb

Split complementary

  1. #cba01a
  2. #1a9ecb
  3. #471acb

Analogous

  1. #cb471a
  2. #cba01a
  3. #9ecb1a

Triadic

  1. #cba01a
  2. #1acba0
  3. #a01acb

Tetradic

  1. #cba01a
  2. #45cb1a
  3. #1a45cb
  4. #a01acb

Square

  1. #cba01a
  2. #1acb47
  3. #1a45cb
  4. #cb1a9e

Monochromatic

  1. #433509
  2. #876b11
  3. #cba01a
  4. #e8c14a
  5. #f0d88e

Shades

#cba01a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cba01a
  2. #b79017
  3. #a28015
  4. #8e7012
  5. #7a6010
  6. #66500d
  7. #51400a
  8. #3d3008
  9. #292005
  10. #141003
  11. #000000

Tints

#cba01a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cba01a
  2. #d0aa31
  3. #d5b348
  4. #dbbd5f
  5. #e0c676
  6. #e5d08d
  7. #ead9a3
  8. #efe3ba
  9. #f5ecd1
  10. #faf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cba01a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cba01a
  2. #c49d24
  3. #bc9a2e
  4. #b59639
  5. #ad9343
  6. #a6904d
  7. #9e8d57
  8. #978a61
  9. #8f866c
  10. #888376
  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 #b49f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfaa24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd9189 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be9f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a621 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6976d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cba01a {
  color: #cba01a;
}
Background
.bg-cba01a {
  background-color: #cba01a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cba01a {
  border: 2px solid #cba01a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cba01a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 160 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cba01a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cba01a, #9ecb1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cba01a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 160 26 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.33 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.34 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.99 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.01 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.14 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.27 #345fe5 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cba01a  rgb(203, 160, 26)  hsl(45, 77%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#1a45cb  rgb(26, 69, 203)  hsl(225, 77%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#1acba0  rgb(26, 203, 160)  hsl(165, 77%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#a01acb  rgb(160, 26, 203)  hsl(285, 77%, 45%)  Dark Orchid