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#CD8909

#cd8909 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd8909 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 53.73% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.17% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 39.18°, 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 7.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.27.

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Relative luminance0.3089

Complementary

  1. #cd8909
  2. #094dcd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8909
  2. #09afcd
  3. #2709cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2709
  2. #cd8909
  3. #afcd09

Triadic

  1. #cd8909
  2. #09cd89
  3. #8909cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8909
  2. #4dcd09
  3. #094dcd
  4. #8909cd

Square

  1. #cd8909
  2. #09cd27
  3. #094dcd
  4. #cd09af

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2703
  2. #845806
  3. #cd8909
  4. #f6b02d
  5. #f9cc76

Shades

#cd8909 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8909
  2. #b97b08
  3. #a46e07
  4. #906006
  5. #7b5205
  6. #674505
  7. #523704
  8. #3e2903
  9. #291b02
  10. #150e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8909 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8909
  2. #d29522
  3. #d7a13a
  4. #dcac53
  5. #e1b86b
  6. #e6c484
  7. #ebd09d
  8. #f0dcb5
  9. #f5e7ce
  10. #faf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8909 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8909
  2. #c58815
  3. #be8721
  4. #b6862d
  5. #ae8539
  6. #a78545
  7. #9f8450
  8. #97835c
  9. #8f8268
  10. #888174
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af9278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19d12 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07775 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd960f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d97f5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8909 {
  color: #cd8909;
}
Background
.bg-cd8909 {
  background-color: #cd8909;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8909 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8909;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8909;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 137 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8909 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8909, #afcd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8909 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 137 9 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.27 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.89 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.80 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.41 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.65 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.72 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.77 #3276f6 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cd8909  rgb(205, 137, 9)  hsl(39, 92%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#094dcd  rgb(9, 77, 205)  hsl(219, 92%, 42%)  Sapphire
#09cd89  rgb(9, 205, 137)  hsl(159, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#8909cd  rgb(137, 9, 205)  hsl(279, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet