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#CC8A16

#cc8a16 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc8a16 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 54.12% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.35% magenta, 89.22% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 38.24°, with 80.53% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.11.

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Relative luminance0.3107

Complementary

  1. #cc8a16
  2. #1658cc

Split complementary

  1. #cc8a16
  2. #16b3cc
  3. #2f16cc

Analogous

  1. #cc2f16
  2. #cc8a16
  3. #b3cc16

Triadic

  1. #cc8a16
  2. #16cc8a
  3. #8a16cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8a16
  2. #58cc16
  3. #1658cc
  4. #8a16cc

Square

  1. #cc8a16
  2. #16cc2f
  3. #1658cc
  4. #cc16b3

Monochromatic

  1. #422d07
  2. #875b0f
  3. #cc8a16
  4. #ebae44
  5. #f2cc89

Shades

#cc8a16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8a16
  2. #b87c14
  3. #a36e12
  4. #8f610f
  5. #7a530d
  6. #66450b
  7. #523709
  8. #3d2907
  9. #291c04
  10. #140e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8a16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8a16
  2. #d1962d
  3. #d6a145
  4. #dbad5c
  5. #e0b973
  6. #e6c58b
  7. #ebd0a2
  8. #f0dcb9
  9. #f5e8d0
  10. #faf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8a16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8a16
  2. #c48921
  3. #bd882b
  4. #b58736
  5. #ae8640
  6. #a6854b
  7. #9e8456
  8. #978360
  9. #8f826b
  10. #888175
  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 #af9279 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df7976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc961a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8805e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8a16 {
  color: #cc8a16;
}
Background
.bg-cc8a16 {
  background-color: #cc8a16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8a16 {
  border: 2px solid #cc8a16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8a16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 138 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8a16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8a16, #b3cc16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8a16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 138 22 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.11 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.92 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.99 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.41 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.46 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.60 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.60 #3375e9 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cc8a16  rgb(204, 138, 22)  hsl(38, 81%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1658cc  rgb(22, 88, 204)  hsl(218, 81%, 44%)  Sapphire
#16cc8a  rgb(22, 204, 138)  hsl(158, 81%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#8a16cc  rgb(138, 22, 204)  hsl(278, 81%, 44%)  Dark Violet