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#CD9518

#cd9518 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd9518 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 58.43% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.32% magenta, 88.29% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 41.44°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3454

Complementary

  1. #cd9518
  2. #1850cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9518
  2. #18aacd
  3. #3b18cd

Analogous

  1. #cd3b18
  2. #cd9518
  3. #aacd18

Triadic

  1. #cd9518
  2. #18cd95
  3. #9518cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9518
  2. #50cd18
  3. #1850cd
  4. #9518cd

Square

  1. #cd9518
  2. #18cd3b
  3. #1850cd
  4. #cd18aa

Monochromatic

  1. #443108
  2. #896310
  3. #cd9518
  4. #eab848
  5. #f2d28c

Shades

#cd9518 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9518
  2. #b98616
  3. #a47713
  4. #906811
  5. #7b590e
  6. #674b0c
  7. #523c0a
  8. #3e2d07
  9. #291e05
  10. #150f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9518 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9518
  2. #d2a02f
  3. #d7aa46
  4. #dcb55d
  5. #e1bf74
  6. #e6ca8c
  7. #ebd5a3
  8. #f0dfba
  9. #f5ead1
  10. #faf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9518 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9518
  2. #c59322
  3. #be912d
  4. #b68f37
  5. #ae8d42
  6. #a78b4c
  7. #9f8856
  8. #978661
  9. #8f846b
  10. #888276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b39b7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a420 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0857f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba9600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c19f1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88b66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9518 {
  color: #cd9518;
}
Background
.bg-cd9518 {
  background-color: #cd9518;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9518 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9518;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9518;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 149 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9518 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9518, #aacd18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9518 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 149 24 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.76 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.92 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.35 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.05 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.09 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.47 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.50 #326ae7 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd9518  rgb(205, 149, 24)  hsl(41, 79%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#1850cd  rgb(24, 80, 205)  hsl(221, 79%, 45%)  Sapphire
#18cd95  rgb(24, 205, 149)  hsl(161, 79%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#9518cd  rgb(149, 24, 205)  hsl(281, 79%, 45%)  Dark Violet