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#CD971D

#cd971d ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd971d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.34% magenta, 85.85% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 41.59°, with 75.21% saturation and 45.88% 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 4.22.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.352

Complementary

  1. #cd971d
  2. #1d53cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd971d
  2. #1dabcd
  3. #3f1dcd

Analogous

  1. #cd3f1d
  2. #cd971d
  3. #abcd1d

Triadic

  1. #cd971d
  2. #1dcd97
  3. #971dcd

Tetradic

  1. #cd971d
  2. #53cd1d
  3. #1d53cd
  4. #971dcd

Square

  1. #cd971d
  2. #1dcd3f
  3. #1d53cd
  4. #cd1dab

Monochromatic

  1. #47340a
  2. #8a6614
  3. #cd971d
  4. #e6b850
  5. #f0d393

Shades

#cd971d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd971d
  2. #b9881a
  3. #a47917
  4. #906a14
  5. #7b5b11
  6. #674c0f
  7. #523c0c
  8. #3e2d09
  9. #291e06
  10. #150f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd971d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd971d
  2. #d2a134
  3. #d7ac4a
  4. #dcb661
  5. #e1c177
  6. #e6cb8e
  7. #ebd5a5
  8. #f0e0bb
  9. #f5ead2
  10. #faf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd971d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd971d
  2. #c59527
  3. #be9231
  4. #b6903b
  5. #ae8e45
  6. #a78c4f
  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 #b9a624 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba9808 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a022 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88e68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd971d {
  color: #cd971d;
}
Background
.bg-cd971d {
  background-color: #cd971d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd971d {
  border: 2px solid #cd971d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd971d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 151 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd971d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd971d, #abcd1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd971d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 151 29 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.22 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.13 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.71 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.05 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.77 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.88 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.89 #3268e2 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd971d  rgb(205, 151, 29)  hsl(42, 75%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#1d53cd  rgb(29, 83, 205)  hsl(222, 75%, 46%)  Sapphire
#1dcd97  rgb(29, 205, 151)  hsl(162, 75%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#971dcd  rgb(151, 29, 205)  hsl(282, 75%, 46%)  Dark Violet