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#CBA109

#cba109 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cba109 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 63.14% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.69% magenta, 95.57% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 47.01°, with 91.51% saturation and 41.57% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.72.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3821

Complementary

  1. #cba109
  2. #0933cb

Split complementary

  1. #cba109
  2. #0994cb
  3. #4009cb

Analogous

  1. #cb4009
  2. #cba109
  3. #94cb09

Triadic

  1. #cba109
  2. #09cba1
  3. #a109cb

Tetradic

  1. #cba109
  2. #33cb09
  3. #0933cb
  4. #a109cb

Square

  1. #cba109
  2. #09cb40
  3. #0933cb
  4. #cb0994

Monochromatic

  1. #392d03
  2. #826706
  3. #cba109
  4. #f6ca2b
  5. #f9dc74

Shades

#cba109 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cba109
  2. #b79108
  3. #a28107
  4. #8e7106
  5. #7a6105
  6. #665105
  7. #514004
  8. #3d3003
  9. #292002
  10. #141001
  11. #000000

Tints

#cba109 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cba109
  2. #d0aa22
  3. #d5b43a
  4. #dbbd53
  5. #e0c76b
  6. #e5d084
  7. #ead99d
  8. #efe3b5
  9. #f5ecce
  10. #faf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cba109 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cba109
  2. #c49e15
  3. #bc9a21
  4. #b5972d
  5. #ad9439
  6. #a69145
  7. #9e8d50
  8. #978a5c
  9. #8f8768
  10. #888374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b69f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ab1b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd9289 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a715 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6986c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cba109 {
  color: #cba109;
}
Background
.bg-cba109 {
  background-color: #cba109;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cba109 {
  border: 2px solid #cba109;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cba109;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 161 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cba109 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cba109, #94cb09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cba109 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 161 9 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.72 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.26 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.49 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.69 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.41 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.61 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.69 #345ef6 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cba109  rgb(203, 161, 9)  hsl(47, 92%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#0933cb  rgb(9, 51, 203)  hsl(227, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#09cba1  rgb(9, 203, 161)  hsl(167, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#a109cb  rgb(161, 9, 203)  hsl(287, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet