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#CD9528

#cd9528 ≈ Gamboge

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd9528 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 58.43% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.32% magenta, 80.49% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 39.64°, with 67.35% saturation and 48.04% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.3463

Complementary

  1. #cd9528
  2. #2860cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9528
  2. #28b2cd
  3. #4328cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4328
  2. #cd9528
  3. #b2cd28

Triadic

  1. #cd9528
  2. #28cd95
  3. #9528cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9528
  2. #60cd28
  3. #2860cd
  4. #9528cd

Square

  1. #cd9528
  2. #28cd43
  3. #2860cd
  4. #cd28b2

Monochromatic

  1. #4d380f
  2. #8d661c
  3. #cd9528
  4. #e0b561
  5. #edd3a1

Shades

#cd9528 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9528
  2. #b98624
  3. #a47720
  4. #90681c
  5. #7b5918
  6. #674b14
  7. #523c10
  8. #3e2d0c
  9. #291e08
  10. #150f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9528 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9528
  2. #d2a03e
  3. #d7aa53
  4. #dcb569
  5. #e1bf7e
  6. #e6ca94
  7. #ebd5a9
  8. #f0dfbf
  9. #f5ead4
  10. #faf4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9528 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9528
  2. #c59331
  3. #be913a
  4. #b68f42
  5. #ae8d4b
  6. #a78b54
  7. #9f885d
  8. #978666
  9. #8f846e
  10. #888277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b39b80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9711 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a52d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8580 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b9961c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c19f2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88c68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9528 {
  color: #cd9528;
}
Background
.bg-cd9528 {
  background-color: #cd9528;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9528 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9528;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9528;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 149 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9528 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9528, #b2cd28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9528 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 149 40 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.91 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.34 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.49 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.98 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.16 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.86 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 9.00 #326ad7 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Gamboge
#cd9528  rgb(205, 149, 40)  hsl(40, 67%, 48%)  Gamboge
#2860cd  rgb(40, 96, 205)  hsl(220, 67%, 48%)  Denim
#28cd95  rgb(40, 205, 149)  hsl(160, 67%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#9528cd  rgb(149, 40, 205)  hsl(280, 67%, 48%)  Dark Orchid