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#CCA00A

#cca00a ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cca00a 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 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 95.1% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 46.39°, with 90.65% saturation and 41.96% 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 3.31.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.38

Complementary

  1. #cca00a
  2. #0a36cc

Split complementary

  1. #cca00a
  2. #0a97cc
  3. #3f0acc

Analogous

  1. #cc3f0a
  2. #cca00a
  3. #97cc0a

Triadic

  1. #cca00a
  2. #0acca0
  3. #a00acc

Tetradic

  1. #cca00a
  2. #36cc0a
  3. #0a36cc
  4. #a00acc

Square

  1. #cca00a
  2. #0acc3f
  3. #0a36cc
  4. #cc0a97

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2e03
  2. #836706
  3. #cca00a
  4. #f5c82e
  5. #f8db77

Shades

#cca00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cca00a
  2. #b89009
  3. #a38008
  4. #8f7007
  5. #7a6006
  6. #665005
  7. #524004
  8. #3d3003
  9. #292002
  10. #141001
  11. #000000

Tints

#cca00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cca00a
  2. #d1aa23
  3. #d6b33b
  4. #dbbd54
  5. #e0c66c
  6. #e6d085
  7. #ebd99d
  8. #f0e3b6
  9. #f5ecce
  10. #faf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cca00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cca00a
  2. #c49d16
  3. #bd9a22
  4. #b5962d
  5. #ae9339
  6. #a69045
  7. #9e8d51
  8. #978a5d
  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 #bfab1b ≈ 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-cca00a {
  color: #cca00a;
}
Background
.bg-cca00a {
  background-color: #cca00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cca00a {
  border: 2px solid #cca00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cca00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cca00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cca00a, #97cc0a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cca00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.55 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.55 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.17 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.01 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.15 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.46 #335ff5 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cca00a  rgb(204, 160, 10)  hsl(46, 91%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#0a36cc  rgb(10, 54, 204)  hsl(226, 91%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#0acca0  rgb(10, 204, 160)  hsl(166, 91%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#a00acc  rgb(160, 10, 204)  hsl(286, 91%, 42%)  Dark Violet