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#CD9727

#cd9727 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd9727 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.34% magenta, 80.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 40.48°, with 68.03% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3526

Complementary

  1. #cd9727
  2. #275dcd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9727
  2. #27b0cd
  3. #4427cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4427
  2. #cd9727
  3. #b0cd27

Triadic

  1. #cd9727
  2. #27cd97
  3. #9727cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9727
  2. #5dcd27
  3. #275dcd
  4. #9727cd

Square

  1. #cd9727
  2. #27cd44
  3. #275dcd
  4. #cd27b0

Monochromatic

  1. #4c380f
  2. #8d681b
  3. #cd9727
  4. #e1b760
  5. #edd4a0

Shades

#cd9727 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9727
  2. #b98823
  3. #a4791f
  4. #906a1b
  5. #7b5b17
  6. #674c14
  7. #523c10
  8. #3e2d0c
  9. #291e08
  10. #150f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9727 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9727
  2. #d2a13d
  3. #d7ac52
  4. #dcb668
  5. #e1c17d
  6. #e6cb93
  7. #ebd5a9
  8. #f0e0be
  9. #f5ead4
  10. #faf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9727 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9727
  2. #c59530
  3. #be9239
  4. #b69042
  5. #ae8e4b
  6. #a78c54
  7. #9f895c
  8. #978765
  9. #8f856e
  10. #888277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49d81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac980d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a62d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba981a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1a02a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88e69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9727 {
  color: #cd9727;
}
Background
.bg-cd9727 {
  background-color: #cd9727;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9727 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9727;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9727;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 151 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9727 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9727, #b0cd27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9727 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 151 39 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.58 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.06 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.74 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.96 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.24 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.00 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.08 #3268d8 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd9727  rgb(205, 151, 39)  hsl(40, 68%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#275dcd  rgb(39, 93, 205)  hsl(220, 68%, 48%)  Denim
#27cd97  rgb(39, 205, 151)  hsl(160, 68%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#9727cd  rgb(151, 39, 205)  hsl(280, 68%, 48%)  Dark Orchid