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#CC8501

#cc8501 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc8501 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 52.16% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.8% magenta, 99.51% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 39.01°, with 99.02% saturation and 40.2% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.72.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.2961

Complementary

  1. #cc8501
  2. #0148cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc8501
  2. #01aecc
  3. #1f01cc

Analogous

  1. #cc1f01
  2. #cc8501
  3. #aecc01

Triadic

  1. #cc8501
  2. #01cc85
  3. #8501cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8501
  2. #48cc01
  3. #0148cc
  4. #8501cc

Square

  1. #cc8501
  2. #01cc1f
  3. #0148cc
  4. #cc01ae

Monochromatic

  1. #342200
  2. #805301
  3. #cc8501
  4. #feaf1c
  5. #feca68

Shades

#cc8501 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8501
  2. #b87801
  3. #a36a01
  4. #8f5d01
  5. #7a5001
  6. #664301
  7. #523500
  8. #3d2800
  9. #291b00
  10. #140d00
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8501 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8501
  2. #d1911a
  3. #d69d34
  4. #dbaa4d
  5. #e0b667
  6. #e6c280
  7. #ebce99
  8. #f0dab3
  9. #f5e7cc
  10. #faf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8501 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8501
  2. #c4850e
  3. #bd841a
  4. #b58427
  5. #ae8334
  6. #a68341
  7. #9e824d
  8. #97825a
  9. #8f8167
  10. #888173
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad8e75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9d8a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9b0b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df7371 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b28800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb9307 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d87b59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8501 {
  color: #cc8501;
}
Background
.bg-cc8501 {
  background-color: #cc8501;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8501 {
  border: 2px solid #cc8501;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8501;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 133 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8501 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8501, #aecc01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8501 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 133 1 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.72 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.18 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.91 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.92 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.17 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.42 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.75 #337afe Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cc8501  rgb(204, 133, 1)  hsl(39, 99%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0148cc  rgb(1, 72, 204)  hsl(219, 99%, 40%)  Sapphire
#01cc85  rgb(1, 204, 133)  hsl(159, 99%, 40%)  Emerald
#8501cc  rgb(133, 1, 204)  hsl(279, 99%, 40%)  Dark Violet