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#CD8A18

#cd8a18 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd8a18 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.68% magenta, 88.29% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 37.79°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.44.

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Relative luminance0.3122

Complementary

  1. #cd8a18
  2. #185bcd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8a18
  2. #18b5cd
  3. #2f18cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2f18
  2. #cd8a18
  3. #b5cd18

Triadic

  1. #cd8a18
  2. #18cd8a
  3. #8a18cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8a18
  2. #5bcd18
  3. #185bcd
  4. #8a18cd

Square

  1. #cd8a18
  2. #18cd2f
  3. #185bcd
  4. #cd18b5

Monochromatic

  1. #442e08
  2. #895c10
  3. #cd8a18
  4. #eaae48
  5. #f2cc8c

Shades

#cd8a18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8a18
  2. #b97c16
  3. #a46e13
  4. #906111
  5. #7b530e
  6. #67450c
  7. #52370a
  8. #3e2907
  9. #291c05
  10. #150e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8a18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8a18
  2. #d2962f
  3. #d7a146
  4. #dcad5d
  5. #e1b974
  6. #e6c58c
  7. #ebd0a3
  8. #f0dcba
  9. #f5e8d1
  10. #faf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8a18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8a18
  2. #c58922
  3. #be882d
  4. #b68737
  5. #ae8642
  6. #a7854c
  7. #9f8456
  8. #978361
  9. #8f826b
  10. #888176
  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 #b09279 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b58c02 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd961b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9805e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8a18 {
  color: #cd8a18;
}
Background
.bg-cd8a18 {
  background-color: #cd8a18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8a18 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8a18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8a18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 138 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8a18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8a18, #b5cd18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8a18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 138 24 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.44 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.88 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.65 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.11 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.13 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.31 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.55 #3275e7 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cd8a18  rgb(205, 138, 24)  hsl(38, 79%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#185bcd  rgb(24, 91, 205)  hsl(218, 79%, 45%)  Denim
#18cd8a  rgb(24, 205, 138)  hsl(158, 79%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#8a18cd  rgb(138, 24, 205)  hsl(278, 79%, 45%)  Dark Violet