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#CD9919

#cd9919 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd9919 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 60% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.37% magenta, 87.8% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 42.67°, with 78.26% saturation and 45.1% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3583

Complementary

  1. #cd9919
  2. #194dcd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9919
  2. #19a7cd
  3. #3f19cd

Analogous

  1. #cd3f19
  2. #cd9919
  3. #a7cd19

Triadic

  1. #cd9919
  2. #19cd99
  3. #9919cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9919
  2. #4dcd19
  3. #194dcd
  4. #9919cd

Square

  1. #cd9919
  2. #19cd3f
  3. #194dcd
  4. #cd19a7

Monochromatic

  1. #453308
  2. #896611
  3. #cd9919
  4. #e9bb4a
  5. #f1d48e

Shades

#cd9919 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9919
  2. #b98a17
  3. #a47a14
  4. #906b12
  5. #7b5c0f
  6. #674d0d
  7. #523d0a
  8. #3e2e08
  9. #291f05
  10. #150f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9919 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9919
  2. #d2a330
  3. #d7ad47
  4. #dcb85e
  5. #e1c275
  6. #e6cc8c
  7. #ebd6a3
  8. #f0e0ba
  9. #f5ebd1
  10. #faf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9919 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9919
  2. #c59723
  3. #be942e
  4. #b69238
  5. #ae8f42
  6. #a78d4d
  7. #9f8a57
  8. #978861
  9. #8f856b
  10. #888376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49e81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba722 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8983 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc9900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a11f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d89068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9919 {
  color: #cd9919;
}
Background
.bg-cd9919 {
  background-color: #cd9919;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9919 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9919;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9919;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 153 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9919 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9919, #a7cd19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9919 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 153 25 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.57 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.56 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.19 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.28 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.95 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.22 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.23 #3266e6 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd9919  rgb(205, 153, 25)  hsl(43, 78%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#194dcd  rgb(25, 77, 205)  hsl(223, 78%, 45%)  Sapphire
#19cd99  rgb(25, 205, 153)  hsl(163, 78%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#9919cd  rgb(153, 25, 205)  hsl(283, 78%, 45%)  Dark Violet