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#CD8B02

#cd8b02 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd8b02 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 54.51% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.2% magenta, 99.02% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 40.49°, with 98.07% saturation and 40.59% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.92.

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Relative luminance0.3145

Complementary

  1. #cd8b02
  2. #0244cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8b02
  2. #02aacd
  3. #2502cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2502
  2. #cd8b02
  3. #aacd02

Triadic

  1. #cd8b02
  2. #02cd8b
  3. #8b02cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8b02
  2. #44cd02
  3. #0244cd
  4. #8b02cd

Square

  1. #cd8b02
  2. #02cd25
  3. #0244cd
  4. #cd02aa

Monochromatic

  1. #352401
  2. #815801
  3. #cd8b02
  4. #fdb51f
  5. #fece6a

Shades

#cd8b02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8b02
  2. #b97d02
  3. #a46f02
  4. #906101
  5. #7b5301
  6. #674601
  7. #523801
  8. #3e2a01
  9. #291c00
  10. #150e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8b02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8b02
  2. #d2971b
  3. #d7a235
  4. #dcae4e
  5. #e1b967
  6. #e6c581
  7. #ebd19a
  8. #f0dcb3
  9. #f5e8cc
  10. #faf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8b02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8b02
  2. #c58a0f
  3. #be891b
  4. #b68828
  5. #ae8734
  6. #a78641
  7. #9f844e
  8. #97835a
  9. #8f8267
  10. #888173
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b09378 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a38f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f0e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b58d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be970a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9815d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8b02 {
  color: #cd8b02;
}
Background
.bg-cd8b02 {
  background-color: #cd8b02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8b02 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8b02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8b02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 139 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8b02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8b02, #aacd02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8b02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 139 2 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.92 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.42 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.18 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.60 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.90 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.05 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.61 #3274fd Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cd8b02  rgb(205, 139, 2)  hsl(40, 98%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0244cd  rgb(2, 68, 205)  hsl(220, 98%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#02cd8b  rgb(2, 205, 139)  hsl(160, 98%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#8b02cd  rgb(139, 2, 205)  hsl(280, 98%, 41%)  Dark Violet