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#CD8A0B

#cd8a0b ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd8a0b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 54.12% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.68% magenta, 94.63% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 39.28°, with 89.81% saturation and 42.35% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.3118

Complementary

  1. #cd8a0b
  2. #0b4ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8a0b
  2. #0bafcd
  3. #290bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd290b
  2. #cd8a0b
  3. #afcd0b

Triadic

  1. #cd8a0b
  2. #0bcd8a
  3. #8a0bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8a0b
  2. #4ecd0b
  3. #0b4ecd
  4. #8a0bcd

Square

  1. #cd8a0b
  2. #0bcd29
  3. #0b4ecd
  4. #cd0baf

Monochromatic

  1. #3c2803
  2. #845907
  3. #cd8a0b
  4. #f4b031
  5. #f8cc79

Shades

#cd8a0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8a0b
  2. #b97c0a
  3. #a46e09
  4. #906108
  5. #7b5307
  6. #674506
  7. #523704
  8. #3e2903
  9. #291c02
  10. #150e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8a0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8a0b
  2. #d29623
  3. #d7a13c
  4. #dcad54
  5. #e1b96d
  6. #e6c585
  7. #ebd09d
  8. #f0dcb6
  9. #f5e8ce
  10. #faf3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8a0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8a0b
  2. #c58917
  3. #be8822
  4. #b6872e
  5. #ae863a
  6. #a78546
  7. #9f8451
  8. #97835d
  9. #8f8269
  10. #888174
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af9278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e14 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07876 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b58c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd9611 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9805d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8a0b {
  color: #cd8a0b;
}
Background
.bg-cd8a0b {
  background-color: #cd8a0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8a0b {
  border: 2px solid #cd8a0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8a0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 138 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8a0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8a0b, #afcd0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8a0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 138 11 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.14 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.67 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.06 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.42 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.51 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.92 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.05 #3275f4 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cd8a0b  rgb(205, 138, 11)  hsl(39, 90%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0b4ecd  rgb(11, 78, 205)  hsl(219, 90%, 42%)  Sapphire
#0bcd8a  rgb(11, 205, 138)  hsl(159, 90%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#8a0bcd  rgb(138, 11, 205)  hsl(279, 90%, 42%)  Dark Violet