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#CD8709

#cd8709 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd8709 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 52.94% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.15% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 38.57°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 7.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3033

Complementary

  1. #cd8709
  2. #094fcd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8709
  2. #09b1cd
  3. #2509cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2509
  2. #cd8709
  3. #b1cd09

Triadic

  1. #cd8709
  2. #09cd87
  3. #8709cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8709
  2. #4fcd09
  3. #094fcd
  4. #8709cd

Square

  1. #cd8709
  2. #09cd25
  3. #094fcd
  4. #cd09b1

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2603
  2. #845706
  3. #cd8709
  4. #f6ae2d
  5. #f9ca76

Shades

#cd8709 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8709
  2. #b97a08
  3. #a46c07
  4. #905f06
  5. #7b5105
  6. #674405
  7. #523604
  8. #3e2903
  9. #291b02
  10. #150e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8709 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8709
  2. #d29322
  3. #d79f3a
  4. #dcab53
  5. #e1b76b
  6. #e6c384
  7. #ebcf9d
  8. #f0dbb5
  9. #f5e7ce
  10. #faf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8709 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8709
  2. #c58615
  3. #be8621
  4. #b6852d
  5. #ae8439
  6. #a78445
  7. #9f8350
  8. #97825c
  9. #8f8168
  10. #888174
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af9077 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9f8c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09c12 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07573 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b38a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc940f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d97d5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8709 {
  color: #cd8709;
}
Background
.bg-cd8709 {
  background-color: #cd8709;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8709 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8709;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8709;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 135 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8709 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8709, #b1cd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8709 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 135 9 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.66 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.23 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.40 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.08 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.17 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.18 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.07 #3278f6 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cd8709  rgb(205, 135, 9)  hsl(39, 92%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#094fcd  rgb(9, 79, 205)  hsl(219, 92%, 42%)  Sapphire
#09cd87  rgb(9, 205, 135)  hsl(159, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#8709cd  rgb(135, 9, 205)  hsl(279, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet