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#CD8C19

#cd8c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd8c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.71% magenta, 87.8% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 38.33°, with 78.26% saturation and 45.1% 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.16.

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Relative luminance0.3181

Complementary

  1. #cd8c19
  2. #195acd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8c19
  2. #19b4cd
  3. #3219cd

Analogous

  1. #cd3219
  2. #cd8c19
  3. #b4cd19

Triadic

  1. #cd8c19
  2. #19cd8c
  3. #8c19cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8c19
  2. #5acd19
  3. #195acd
  4. #8c19cd

Square

  1. #cd8c19
  2. #19cd32
  3. #195acd
  4. #cd19b4

Monochromatic

  1. #452f08
  2. #895d11
  3. #cd8c19
  4. #e9af4a
  5. #f1cd8e

Shades

#cd8c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8c19
  2. #b97e17
  3. #a47014
  4. #906212
  5. #7b540f
  6. #67460d
  7. #52380a
  8. #3e2a08
  9. #291c05
  10. #150e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8c19
  2. #d29830
  3. #d7a347
  4. #dcaf5e
  5. #e1ba75
  6. #e6c68c
  7. #ebd1a3
  8. #f0ddba
  9. #f5e8d1
  10. #faf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8c19
  2. #c58b23
  3. #be8a2e
  4. #b68838
  5. #ae8742
  6. #a7864d
  7. #9f8557
  8. #978461
  9. #8f826b
  10. #888176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0947a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a39000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07b78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b58e03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be981d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d98260 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8c19 {
  color: #cd8c19;
}
Background
.bg-cd8c19 {
  background-color: #cd8c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8c19 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8c19, #b4cd19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.16 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.44 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.09 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.25 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.42 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.68 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.00 #3273e6 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cd8c19  rgb(205, 140, 25)  hsl(38, 78%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#195acd  rgb(25, 90, 205)  hsl(218, 78%, 45%)  Sapphire
#19cd8c  rgb(25, 205, 140)  hsl(158, 78%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#8c19cd  rgb(140, 25, 205)  hsl(278, 78%, 45%)  Dark Violet