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#CD8A11

#cd8a11 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd8a11 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 54.12% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.68% magenta, 91.71% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 38.62°, with 84.68% saturation and 43.53% 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 5.24.

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Relative luminance0.312

Complementary

  1. #cd8a11
  2. #1154cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8a11
  2. #11b2cd
  3. #2c11cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2c11
  2. #cd8a11
  3. #b2cd11

Triadic

  1. #cd8a11
  2. #11cd8a
  3. #8a11cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8a11
  2. #54cd11
  3. #1154cd
  4. #8a11cd

Square

  1. #cd8a11
  2. #11cd2c
  3. #1154cd
  4. #cd11b2

Monochromatic

  1. #402b05
  2. #865a0b
  3. #cd8a11
  4. #efaf3c
  5. #f5cc82

Shades

#cd8a11 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8a11
  2. #b97c0f
  3. #a46e0e
  4. #90610c
  5. #7b530a
  6. #674509
  7. #523707
  8. #3e2905
  9. #291c03
  10. #150e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8a11 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8a11
  2. #d29629
  3. #d7a141
  4. #dcad58
  5. #e1b970
  6. #e6c588
  7. #ebd0a0
  8. #f0dcb8
  9. #f5e8cf
  10. #faf3e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8a11 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8a11
  2. #c5891c
  3. #be8827
  4. #b68732
  5. #ae863d
  6. #a78549
  7. #9f8454
  8. #97835f
  9. #8f826a
  10. #888175
  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 #b19e18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b58c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd9615 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9805d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8a11 {
  color: #cd8a11;
}
Background
.bg-cd8a11 {
  background-color: #cd8a11;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8a11 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8a11;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8a11;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 138 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8a11 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8a11, #b2cd11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8a11 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 138 17 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.24 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.74 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.89 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.35 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.46 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.60 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.75 #3275ee Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cd8a11  rgb(205, 138, 17)  hsl(39, 85%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1154cd  rgb(17, 84, 205)  hsl(219, 85%, 44%)  Sapphire
#11cd8a  rgb(17, 205, 138)  hsl(159, 85%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#8a11cd  rgb(138, 17, 205)  hsl(279, 85%, 44%)  Dark Violet