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#CD971B

#cd971b ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd971b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 59.22% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.34% magenta, 86.83% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 41.8°, 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.17.

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Relative luminance0.3519

Complementary

  1. #cd971b
  2. #1b51cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd971b
  2. #1baacd
  3. #3e1bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd3e1b
  2. #cd971b
  3. #aacd1b

Triadic

  1. #cd971b
  2. #1bcd97
  3. #971bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd971b
  2. #51cd1b
  3. #1b51cd
  4. #971bcd

Square

  1. #cd971b
  2. #1bcd3e
  3. #1b51cd
  4. #cd1baa

Monochromatic

  1. #463309
  2. #896512
  3. #cd971b
  4. #e8b94d
  5. #f0d391

Shades

#cd971b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd971b
  2. #b98818
  3. #a47916
  4. #906a13
  5. #7b5b10
  6. #674c0e
  7. #523c0b
  8. #3e2d08
  9. #291e05
  10. #150f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd971b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd971b
  2. #d2a132
  3. #d7ac49
  4. #dcb65f
  5. #e1c176
  6. #e6cb8d
  7. #ebd5a4
  8. #f0e0bb
  9. #f5ead1
  10. #faf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd971b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd971b
  2. #c59525
  3. #be922f
  4. #b69039
  5. #ae8e43
  6. #a78c4e
  7. #9f8958
  8. #978762
  9. #8f856c
  10. #888276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49d80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa623 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9803 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a020 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88e67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd971b {
  color: #cd971b;
}
Background
.bg-cd971b {
  background-color: #cd971b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd971b {
  border: 2px solid #cd971b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd971b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 151 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd971b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd971b, #aacd1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd971b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 151 27 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.17 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.15 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.72 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.08 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.74 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.99 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.87 #3268e4 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd971b  rgb(205, 151, 27)  hsl(42, 77%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#1b51cd  rgb(27, 81, 205)  hsl(222, 77%, 45%)  Sapphire
#1bcd97  rgb(27, 205, 151)  hsl(162, 77%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#971bcd  rgb(151, 27, 205)  hsl(282, 77%, 45%)  Dark Violet