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#CCA137

#cca137 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cca137 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 63.14% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.08% magenta, 73.04% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 42.68°, with 59.36% saturation and 50.78% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.386

Complementary

  1. #cca137
  2. #3762cc

Split complementary

  1. #cca137
  2. #37adcc
  3. #5637cc

Analogous

  1. #cc5637
  2. #cca137
  3. #adcc37

Triadic

  1. #cca137
  2. #37cca1
  3. #a137cc

Tetradic

  1. #cca137
  2. #62cc37
  3. #3762cc
  4. #a137cc

Square

  1. #cca137
  2. #37cc56
  3. #3762cc
  4. #cc37ad

Monochromatic

  1. #544216
  2. #917225
  3. #cca137
  4. #dcbe74
  5. #ebdab1

Shades

#cca137 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cca137
  2. #b89132
  3. #a3812c
  4. #8f7127
  5. #7a6121
  6. #66511c
  7. #524016
  8. #3d3011
  9. #29200b
  10. #141006
  11. #000000

Tints

#cca137 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cca137
  2. #d1aa4b
  3. #d6b45f
  4. #dbbd73
  5. #e0c787
  6. #e6d09b
  7. #ebd9af
  8. #f0e3c3
  9. #f5ecd7
  10. #faf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cca137 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cca137
  2. #c49e3e
  3. #bd9a46
  4. #b5974d
  5. #ae9454
  6. #a6915c
  7. #9e8d63
  8. #978a6a
  9. #8f8771
  10. #888379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a027 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd938c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea12e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a73a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d69973 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cca137 {
  color: #cca137;
}
Background
.bg-cca137 {
  background-color: #cca137;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cca137 {
  border: 2px solid #cca137;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cca137;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 161 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 59% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cca137 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cca137, #adcc37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cca137 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 161 55 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.55 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.49 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.44 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.31 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.47 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.49 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.49 #335ec8 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cca137  rgb(204, 161, 55)  hsl(43, 59%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#3762cc  rgb(55, 98, 204)  hsl(223, 59%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#37cca1  rgb(55, 204, 161)  hsl(163, 59%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#a137cc  rgb(161, 55, 204)  hsl(283, 59%, 51%)  Dark Orchid