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#CC8A09

#cc8a09 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc8a09 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 54.12% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.35% magenta, 95.59% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 39.69°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.3103

Complementary

  1. #cc8a09
  2. #094bcc

Split complementary

  1. #cc8a09
  2. #09accc
  3. #2809cc

Analogous

  1. #cc2809
  2. #cc8a09
  3. #accc09

Triadic

  1. #cc8a09
  2. #09cc8a
  3. #8a09cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8a09
  2. #4bcc09
  3. #094bcc
  4. #8a09cc

Square

  1. #cc8a09
  2. #09cc28
  3. #094bcc
  4. #cc09ac

Monochromatic

  1. #392703
  2. #835806
  3. #cc8a09
  4. #f6b12c
  5. #f9cc75

Shades

#cc8a09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8a09
  2. #b87c08
  3. #a36e07
  4. #8f6106
  5. #7a5305
  6. #664505
  7. #523704
  8. #3d2903
  9. #291c02
  10. #140e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8a09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8a09
  2. #d19622
  3. #d6a13a
  4. #dbad53
  5. #e0b96b
  6. #e6c584
  7. #ebd09d
  8. #f0dcb5
  9. #f5e8ce
  10. #faf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8a09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8a09
  2. #c48915
  3. #bd8821
  4. #b5872d
  5. #ae8639
  6. #a68545
  7. #9e8450
  8. #97835c
  9. #8f8268
  10. #888174
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af9278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e13 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df7975 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc960f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8805d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8a09 {
  color: #cc8a09;
}
Background
.bg-cc8a09 {
  background-color: #cc8a09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8a09 {
  border: 2px solid #cc8a09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8a09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 138 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8a09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8a09, #accc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8a09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 138 9 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.85 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.77 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.38 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.51 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.82 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.15 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.28 #3375f6 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cc8a09  rgb(204, 138, 9)  hsl(40, 92%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#094bcc  rgb(9, 75, 204)  hsl(220, 92%, 42%)  Sapphire
#09cc8a  rgb(9, 204, 138)  hsl(160, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#8a09cc  rgb(138, 9, 204)  hsl(280, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet