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#CD941B

#cd941b ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd941b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 58.04% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.8% magenta, 86.83% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 40.79°, with 76.72% saturation and 45.49% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.3424

Complementary

  1. #cd941b
  2. #1b54cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd941b
  2. #1badcd
  3. #3b1bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd3b1b
  2. #cd941b
  3. #adcd1b

Triadic

  1. #cd941b
  2. #1bcd94
  3. #941bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd941b
  2. #54cd1b
  3. #1b54cd
  4. #941bcd

Square

  1. #cd941b
  2. #1bcd3b
  3. #1b54cd
  4. #cd1bad

Monochromatic

  1. #463209
  2. #896312
  3. #cd941b
  4. #e8b64d
  5. #f0d291

Shades

#cd941b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd941b
  2. #b98518
  3. #a47616
  4. #906813
  5. #7b5910
  6. #674a0e
  7. #523b0b
  8. #3e2c08
  9. #291e05
  10. #150f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd941b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd941b
  2. #d29f32
  3. #d7a949
  4. #dcb45f
  5. #e1bf76
  6. #e6ca8d
  7. #ebd4a4
  8. #f0dfbb
  9. #f5ead1
  10. #faf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd941b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd941b
  2. #c59225
  3. #be902f
  4. #b68e39
  5. #ae8c43
  6. #a78a4e
  7. #9f8858
  8. #978662
  9. #8f846c
  10. #888276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b39a7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a422 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0847f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b99504 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c09e1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88a65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd941b {
  color: #cd941b;
}
Background
.bg-cd941b {
  background-color: #cd941b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd941b {
  border: 2px solid #cd941b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd941b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 148 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd941b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd941b, #adcd1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd941b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 148 27 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.81 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.18 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.20 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.03 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.94 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.91 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 9.32 #326be4 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Gamboge
#cd941b  rgb(205, 148, 27)  hsl(41, 77%, 45%)  Gamboge
#1b54cd  rgb(27, 84, 205)  hsl(221, 77%, 45%)  Sapphire
#1bcd94  rgb(27, 205, 148)  hsl(161, 77%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#941bcd  rgb(148, 27, 205)  hsl(281, 77%, 45%)  Dark Violet