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#CD8B09

#cd8b09 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd8b09 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 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.2% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 39.8°, 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.98.

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Relative luminance0.3146

Complementary

  1. #cd8b09
  2. #094bcd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8b09
  2. #09adcd
  3. #2909cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2909
  2. #cd8b09
  3. #adcd09

Triadic

  1. #cd8b09
  2. #09cd8b
  3. #8b09cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8b09
  2. #4bcd09
  3. #094bcd
  4. #8b09cd

Square

  1. #cd8b09
  2. #09cd29
  3. #094bcd
  4. #cd09ad

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2803
  2. #845906
  3. #cd8b09
  4. #f6b22d
  5. #f9cd76

Shades

#cd8b09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8b09
  2. #b97d08
  3. #a46f07
  4. #906106
  5. #7b5305
  6. #674605
  7. #523804
  8. #3e2a03
  9. #291c02
  10. #150e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8b09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8b09
  2. #d29722
  3. #d7a23a
  4. #dcae53
  5. #e1b96b
  6. #e6c584
  7. #ebd19d
  8. #f0dcb5
  9. #f5e8ce
  10. #faf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8b09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8b09
  2. #c58a15
  3. #be8921
  4. #b6882d
  5. #ae8739
  6. #a78645
  7. #9f8450
  8. #97835c
  9. #8f8268
  10. #888174
  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 #b09379 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a38f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f13 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07976 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b58d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd9710 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9815d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8b09 {
  color: #cd8b09;
}
Background
.bg-cd8b09 {
  background-color: #cd8b09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8b09 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8b09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8b09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 139 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8b09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8b09, #adcd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8b09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 139 9 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.98 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.45 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.20 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.43 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.73 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.15 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.31 #3274f6 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cd8b09  rgb(205, 139, 9)  hsl(40, 92%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#094bcd  rgb(9, 75, 205)  hsl(220, 92%, 42%)  Sapphire
#09cd8b  rgb(9, 205, 139)  hsl(160, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#8b09cd  rgb(139, 9, 205)  hsl(280, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet