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#CD8501

#cd8501 ≈ Fulvous

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd8501 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 52.16% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.12% magenta, 99.51% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 38.82°, with 99.03% saturation and 40.39% 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 6.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Fulvous (#e48400), ΔE 5.91.

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Relative luminance0.2976

Complementary

  1. #cd8501
  2. #0149cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8501
  2. #01afcd
  3. #1f01cd

Analogous

  1. #cd1f01
  2. #cd8501
  3. #afcd01

Triadic

  1. #cd8501
  2. #01cd85
  3. #8501cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8501
  2. #49cd01
  3. #0149cd
  4. #8501cd

Square

  1. #cd8501
  2. #01cd1f
  3. #0149cd
  4. #cd01af

Monochromatic

  1. #352200
  2. #815401
  3. #cd8501
  4. #feae1d
  5. #fec969

Shades

#cd8501 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8501
  2. #b97801
  3. #a46a01
  4. #905d01
  5. #7b5001
  6. #674301
  7. #523500
  8. #3e2800
  9. #291b00
  10. #150d00
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8501 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8501
  2. #d2911a
  3. #d79d34
  4. #dcaa4d
  5. #e1b667
  6. #e6c280
  7. #ebce99
  8. #f0dab3
  9. #f5e7cc
  10. #faf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8501 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8501
  2. #c5850e
  3. #be841a
  4. #b68427
  5. #ae8334
  6. #a78341
  7. #9f824d
  8. #97825a
  9. #8f8167
  10. #888173
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae8e75 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e8a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9b0a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07371 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b38800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb9307 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d97a59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8501 {
  color: #cd8501;
}
Background
.bg-cd8501 {
  background-color: #cd8501;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8501 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8501;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8501;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 133 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8501 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8501, #afcd01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8501 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 133 1 / 0.35);
}

#e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.91 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.99 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.78 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.86 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.05 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.19 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.61 #327afe Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Fulvous
#cd8501  rgb(205, 133, 1)  hsl(39, 99%, 40%)  Fulvous
#0149cd  rgb(1, 73, 205)  hsl(219, 99%, 40%)  Sapphire
#01cd85  rgb(1, 205, 133)  hsl(159, 99%, 40%)  Emerald
#8501cd  rgb(133, 1, 205)  hsl(279, 99%, 40%)  Dark Violet