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#CCA009

#cca009 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cca009 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 62.75% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 95.59% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 46.46°, with 91.55% saturation and 41.76% 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 8.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.32.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.38

Complementary

  1. #cca009
  2. #0935cc

Split complementary

  1. #cca009
  2. #0996cc
  3. #3e09cc

Analogous

  1. #cc3e09
  2. #cca009
  3. #96cc09

Triadic

  1. #cca009
  2. #09cca0
  3. #a009cc

Tetradic

  1. #cca009
  2. #35cc09
  3. #0935cc
  4. #a009cc

Square

  1. #cca009
  2. #09cc3e
  3. #0935cc
  4. #cc0996

Monochromatic

  1. #392d03
  2. #836706
  3. #cca009
  4. #f6c82c
  5. #f9db75

Shades

#cca009 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cca009
  2. #b89008
  3. #a38007
  4. #8f7006
  5. #7a6005
  6. #665005
  7. #524004
  8. #3d3003
  9. #292002
  10. #141001
  11. #000000

Tints

#cca009 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cca009
  2. #d1aa22
  3. #d6b33a
  4. #dbbd53
  5. #e0c66b
  6. #e6d084
  7. #ebd99d
  8. #f0e3b5
  9. #f5ecce
  10. #faf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cca009 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cca009
  2. #c49d15
  3. #bd9a21
  4. #b5962d
  5. #ae9339
  6. #a69045
  7. #9e8d50
  8. #978a5c
  9. #8f8668
  10. #888374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de9088 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf9f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5a715 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7976c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cca009 {
  color: #cca009;
}
Background
.bg-cca009 {
  background-color: #cca009;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cca009 {
  border: 2px solid #cca009;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cca009;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 160 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cca009 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cca009, #96cc09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cca009 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 160 9 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.56 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.17 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.02 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.17 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.48 #335ff6 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cca009  rgb(204, 160, 9)  hsl(46, 92%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#0935cc  rgb(9, 53, 204)  hsl(226, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#09cca0  rgb(9, 204, 160)  hsl(166, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#a009cc  rgb(160, 9, 204)  hsl(286, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet