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#CD9815

#cd9815 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd9815 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 59.61% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.85% magenta, 89.76% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 42.72°, with 81.42% saturation and 44.31% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3549

Complementary

  1. #cd9815
  2. #154acd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9815
  2. #15a6cd
  3. #3c15cd

Analogous

  1. #cd3c15
  2. #cd9815
  3. #a6cd15

Triadic

  1. #cd9815
  2. #15cd98
  3. #9815cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9815
  2. #4acd15
  3. #154acd
  4. #9815cd

Square

  1. #cd9815
  2. #15cd3c
  3. #154acd
  4. #cd15a6

Monochromatic

  1. #423107
  2. #88650e
  3. #cd9815
  4. #ecbb43
  5. #f3d488

Shades

#cd9815 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9815
  2. #b98913
  3. #a47a11
  4. #906a0f
  5. #7b5b0d
  6. #674c0b
  7. #523d08
  8. #3e2e06
  9. #291e04
  10. #150f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9815 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9815
  2. #d2a22c
  3. #d7ad44
  4. #dcb75b
  5. #e1c173
  6. #e6cc8a
  7. #ebd6a1
  8. #f0e0b9
  9. #f5ead0
  10. #faf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9815 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9815
  2. #c59620
  3. #be932a
  4. #b69135
  5. #ae8e40
  6. #a78c4b
  7. #9f8a55
  8. #978760
  9. #8f856b
  10. #888275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49d80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa61f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8882 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a11b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88f67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9815 {
  color: #cd9815;
}
Background
.bg-cd9815 {
  background-color: #cd9815;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9815 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9815;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9815;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 152 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9815 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9815, #a6cd15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9815 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 152 21 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.79 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.42 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.99 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.25 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.30 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.35 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.51 #3267ea Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd9815  rgb(205, 152, 21)  hsl(43, 81%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#154acd  rgb(21, 74, 205)  hsl(223, 81%, 44%)  Sapphire
#15cd98  rgb(21, 205, 152)  hsl(163, 81%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#9815cd  rgb(152, 21, 205)  hsl(283, 81%, 44%)  Dark Violet