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#CD951B

#cd951b ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd951b 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 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.32% magenta, 86.83% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 41.12°, 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.3455

Complementary

  1. #cd951b
  2. #1b53cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd951b
  2. #1baccd
  3. #3c1bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd3c1b
  2. #cd951b
  3. #accd1b

Triadic

  1. #cd951b
  2. #1bcd95
  3. #951bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd951b
  2. #53cd1b
  3. #1b53cd
  4. #951bcd

Square

  1. #cd951b
  2. #1bcd3c
  3. #1b53cd
  4. #cd1bac

Monochromatic

  1. #463309
  2. #896412
  3. #cd951b
  4. #e8b74d
  5. #f0d291

Shades

#cd951b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd951b
  2. #b98618
  3. #a47716
  4. #906813
  5. #7b5910
  6. #674b0e
  7. #523c0b
  8. #3e2d08
  9. #291e05
  10. #150f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd951b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd951b
  2. #d2a032
  3. #d7aa49
  4. #dcb55f
  5. #e1bf76
  6. #e6ca8d
  7. #ebd5a4
  8. #f0dfbb
  9. #f5ead1
  10. #faf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd951b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd951b
  2. #c59325
  3. #be912f
  4. #b68f39
  5. #ae8d43
  6. #a78b4e
  7. #9f8858
  8. #978662
  9. #8f846c
  10. #888276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 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 #ab9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a422 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df857f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba9604 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c19f20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88c66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd951b {
  color: #cd951b;
}
Background
.bg-cd951b {
  background-color: #cd951b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd951b {
  border: 2px solid #cd951b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd951b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 149 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd951b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd951b, #accd1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd951b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 149 27 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.83 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.89 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.35 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.02 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.54 #326ae4 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd951b  rgb(205, 149, 27)  hsl(41, 77%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#1b53cd  rgb(27, 83, 205)  hsl(221, 77%, 45%)  Sapphire
#1bcd95  rgb(27, 205, 149)  hsl(161, 77%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#951bcd  rgb(149, 27, 205)  hsl(281, 77%, 45%)  Dark Violet