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#CD8F12

#cd8f12 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd8f12 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 56.08% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.24% magenta, 91.22% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 40.11°, with 83.86% saturation and 43.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3267

Complementary

  1. #cd8f12
  2. #1250cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8f12
  2. #12aecd
  3. #3212cd

Analogous

  1. #cd3212
  2. #cd8f12
  3. #aecd12

Triadic

  1. #cd8f12
  2. #12cd8f
  3. #8f12cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8f12
  2. #50cd12
  3. #1250cd
  4. #8f12cd

Square

  1. #cd8f12
  2. #12cd32
  3. #1250cd
  4. #cd12ae

Monochromatic

  1. #402d06
  2. #875e0c
  3. #cd8f12
  4. #eeb43e
  5. #f4cf84

Shades

#cd8f12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8f12
  2. #b98110
  3. #a4720e
  4. #90640d
  5. #7b560b
  6. #674809
  7. #523907
  8. #3e2b05
  9. #291d04
  10. #150e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8f12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8f12
  2. #d29a2a
  3. #d7a541
  4. #dcb159
  5. #e1bc71
  6. #e6c789
  7. #ebd2a0
  8. #f0ddb8
  9. #f5e9d0
  10. #faf4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8f12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8f12
  2. #c58e1d
  3. #be8c28
  4. #b68b33
  5. #ae893e
  6. #a78849
  7. #9f8654
  8. #97855f
  9. #8f836a
  10. #888275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1967b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a11a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b79100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf9a17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d98561 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8f12 {
  color: #cd8f12;
}
Background
.bg-cd8f12 {
  background-color: #cd8f12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8f12 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8f12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8f12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 143 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 84% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8f12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8f12, #aecd12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8f12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 143 18 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.82 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.91 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.50 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.79 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.31 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.53 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.58 #3270ed Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cd8f12  rgb(205, 143, 18)  hsl(40, 84%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1250cd  rgb(18, 80, 205)  hsl(220, 84%, 44%)  Sapphire
#12cd8f  rgb(18, 205, 143)  hsl(160, 84%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#8f12cd  rgb(143, 18, 205)  hsl(280, 84%, 44%)  Dark Violet