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#CD9900

#cd9900 ≈ Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd9900 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 60% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.37% magenta, 100% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 44.78°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3576

Complementary

  1. #cd9900
  2. #0034cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9900
  2. #009bcd
  3. #3300cd

Analogous

  1. #cd3300
  2. #cd9900
  3. #9bcd00

Triadic

  1. #cd9900
  2. #00cd99
  3. #9900cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9900
  2. #34cd00
  3. #0034cd
  4. #9900cd

Square

  1. #cd9900
  2. #00cd33
  3. #0034cd
  4. #cd009b

Monochromatic

  1. #342700
  2. #816000
  3. #cd9900
  4. #ffc51b
  5. #ffd867

Shades

#cd9900 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9900
  2. #b98a00
  3. #a47a00
  4. #906b00
  5. #7b5c00
  6. #674d00
  7. #523d00
  8. #3e2e00
  9. #291f00
  10. #150f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9900 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9900
  2. #d2a31a
  3. #d7ad33
  4. #dcb84d
  5. #e1c266
  6. #e6cc80
  7. #ebd699
  8. #f0e0b3
  9. #f5ebcc
  10. #faf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9900 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9900
  2. #c5970d
  3. #be941a
  4. #b69226
  5. #ae8f33
  6. #a78d40
  7. #9f8a4d
  8. #97885a
  9. #8f8566
  10. #888373
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49e80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba713 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e08982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc9900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a10d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88f66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9900 {
  color: #cd9900;
}
Background
.bg-cd9900 {
  background-color: #cd9900;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9900 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9900;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9900;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 153 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9900 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9900, #9bcd00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9900 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 153 0 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.55 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.94 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.46 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.67 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.91 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.21 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.14 #3266ff Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd9900  rgb(205, 153, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 40%)  Goldenrod
#0034cd  rgb(0, 52, 205)  hsl(225, 100%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#00cd99  rgb(0, 205, 153)  hsl(165, 100%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#9900cd  rgb(153, 0, 205)  hsl(285, 100%, 40%)  Dark Violet