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#CC8F00

#cc8f00 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cc8f00 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 56.08% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.9% magenta, 100% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 42.06°, with 100% saturation and 40% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3248

Complementary

  1. #cc8f00
  2. #003dcc

Split complementary

  1. #cc8f00
  2. #00a3cc
  3. #2900cc

Analogous

  1. #cc2900
  2. #cc8f00
  3. #a3cc00

Triadic

  1. #cc8f00
  2. #00cc8f
  3. #8f00cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc8f00
  2. #3dcc00
  3. #003dcc
  4. #8f00cc

Square

  1. #cc8f00
  2. #00cc29
  3. #003dcc
  4. #cc00a3

Monochromatic

  1. #332400
  2. #805900
  3. #cc8f00
  4. #ffba1a
  5. #ffd166

Shades

#cc8f00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc8f00
  2. #b88100
  3. #a37200
  4. #8f6400
  5. #7a5600
  6. #664800
  7. #523900
  8. #3d2b00
  9. #291d00
  10. #140e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc8f00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc8f00
  2. #d19a1a
  3. #d6a533
  4. #dbb14d
  5. #e0bc66
  6. #e6c780
  7. #ebd299
  8. #f0ddb3
  9. #f5e9cc
  10. #faf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc8f00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc8f00
  2. #c48e0d
  3. #bd8c1a
  4. #b58b26
  5. #ae8933
  6. #a68840
  7. #9e864d
  8. #97855a
  9. #8f8366
  10. #888273
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0967a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a00f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df7e79 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b69000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be9a09 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8855f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc8f00 {
  color: #cc8f00;
}
Background
.bg-cc8f00 {
  background-color: #cc8f00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc8f00 {
  border: 2px solid #cc8f00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc8f00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 143 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc8f00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc8f00, #a3cc00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc8f00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 143 0 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.57 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.14 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.51 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.72 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 9.06 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.17 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 9.26 #3370ff Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cc8f00  rgb(204, 143, 0)  hsl(42, 100%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#003dcc  rgb(0, 61, 204)  hsl(222, 100%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#00cc8f  rgb(0, 204, 143)  hsl(162, 100%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#8f00cc  rgb(143, 0, 204)  hsl(282, 100%, 40%)  Dark Violet