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#CBA01D

#cba01d ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cba01d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 45.17°, with 75% saturation and 45.49% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3793

Complementary

  1. #cba01d
  2. #1d48cb

Split complementary

  1. #cba01d
  2. #1d9fcb
  3. #491dcb

Analogous

  1. #cb491d
  2. #cba01d
  3. #9fcb1d

Triadic

  1. #cba01d
  2. #1dcba0
  3. #a01dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cba01d
  2. #48cb1d
  3. #1d48cb
  4. #a01dcb

Square

  1. #cba01d
  2. #1dcb49
  3. #1d48cb
  4. #cb1d9f

Monochromatic

  1. #45360a
  2. #886b13
  3. #cba01d
  4. #e6c04f
  5. #efd892

Shades

#cba01d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cba01d
  2. #b7901a
  3. #a28017
  4. #8e7014
  5. #7a6011
  6. #66500f
  7. #51400c
  8. #3d3009
  9. #292006
  10. #141003
  11. #000000

Tints

#cba01d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cba01d
  2. #d0aa34
  3. #d5b34a
  4. #dbbd61
  5. #e0c677
  6. #e5d08e
  7. #ead9a5
  8. #efe3bb
  9. #f5ecd2
  10. #faf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cba01d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cba01d
  2. #c49d27
  3. #bc9a31
  4. #b5963b
  5. #ad9345
  6. #a6904f
  7. #9e8d58
  8. #978a62
  9. #8f866c
  10. #888376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 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 #bfaa27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd9189 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be9f04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a623 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6976e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cba01d {
  color: #cba01d;
}
Background
.bg-cba01d {
  background-color: #cba01d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cba01d {
  border: 2px solid #cba01d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cba01d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 160 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 75% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cba01d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cba01d, #9fcb1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cba01d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 160 29 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.29 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.31 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.50 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.00 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.94 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.07 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.22 #345fe2 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cba01d  rgb(203, 160, 29)  hsl(45, 75%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#1d48cb  rgb(29, 72, 203)  hsl(225, 75%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#1dcba0  rgb(29, 203, 160)  hsl(165, 75%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#a01dcb  rgb(160, 29, 203)  hsl(285, 75%, 45%)  Dark Orchid