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#CD8D00

#cd8d00 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd8d00 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 55.29% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.22% magenta, 100% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 41.27°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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 7.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3203

Complementary

  1. #cd8d00
  2. #0040cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8d00
  2. #00a7cd
  3. #2700cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2700
  2. #cd8d00
  3. #a7cd00

Triadic

  1. #cd8d00
  2. #00cd8d
  3. #8d00cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8d00
  2. #40cd00
  3. #0040cd
  4. #8d00cd

Square

  1. #cd8d00
  2. #00cd27
  3. #0040cd
  4. #cd00a7

Monochromatic

  1. #342400
  2. #815800
  3. #cd8d00
  4. #ffb81b
  5. #ffd067

Shades

#cd8d00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8d00
  2. #b97f00
  3. #a47100
  4. #906300
  5. #7b5500
  6. #674700
  7. #523800
  8. #3e2a00
  9. #291c00
  10. #150e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8d00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8d00
  2. #d2981a
  3. #d7a433
  4. #dcaf4d
  5. #e1bb66
  6. #e6c680
  7. #ebd199
  8. #f0ddb3
  9. #f5e8cc
  10. #faf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8d00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8d00
  2. #c58c0d
  3. #be8a1a
  4. #b68926
  5. #ae8833
  6. #a78740
  7. #9f854d
  8. #97845a
  9. #8f8366
  10. #888173
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b09579 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a00e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b68f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be9908 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9835e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8d00 {
  color: #cd8d00;
}
Background
.bg-cd8d00 {
  background-color: #cd8d00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8d00 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8d00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8d00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 141 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8d00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8d00, #a7cd00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8d00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 141 0 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.77 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.12 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.83 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.28 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.32 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.34 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.24 #3272ff Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cd8d00  rgb(205, 141, 0)  hsl(41, 100%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#0040cd  rgb(0, 64, 205)  hsl(221, 100%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#00cd8d  rgb(0, 205, 141)  hsl(161, 100%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#8d00cd  rgb(141, 0, 205)  hsl(281, 100%, 40%)  Dark Violet