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#CD9926

#cd9926 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd9926 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.37% magenta, 81.46% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 41.32°, with 68.72% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.359

Complementary

  1. #cd9926
  2. #265acd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9926
  2. #26aecd
  3. #4626cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4626
  2. #cd9926
  3. #aecd26

Triadic

  1. #cd9926
  2. #26cd99
  3. #9926cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9926
  2. #5acd26
  3. #265acd
  4. #9926cd

Square

  1. #cd9926
  2. #26cd46
  3. #265acd
  4. #cd26ae

Monochromatic

  1. #4c390e
  2. #8c691a
  3. #cd9926
  4. #e1b85e
  5. #edd59f

Shades

#cd9926 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9926
  2. #b98a22
  3. #a47a1e
  4. #906b1b
  5. #7b5c17
  6. #674d13
  7. #523d0f
  8. #3e2e0b
  9. #291f08
  10. #150f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9926 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9926
  2. #d2a33c
  3. #d7ad51
  4. #dcb867
  5. #e1c27d
  6. #e6cc93
  7. #ebd6a8
  8. #f0e0be
  9. #f5ebd4
  10. #faf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9926 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9926
  2. #c5972f
  3. #be9438
  4. #b69241
  5. #ae8f4a
  6. #a78d53
  7. #9f8a5c
  8. #978865
  9. #8f856e
  10. #888377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b59e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ae9a09 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba72c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8984 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9918 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a22a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8906a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9926 {
  color: #cd9926;
}
Background
.bg-cd9926 {
  background-color: #cd9926;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9926 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9926;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9926;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 153 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9926 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9926, #aecd26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9926 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 153 38 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.90 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.37 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.08 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.12 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.17 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.42 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.38 #3266d9 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd9926  rgb(205, 153, 38)  hsl(41, 69%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#265acd  rgb(38, 90, 205)  hsl(221, 69%, 48%)  Sapphire
#26cd99  rgb(38, 205, 153)  hsl(161, 69%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#9926cd  rgb(153, 38, 205)  hsl(281, 69%, 48%)  Dark Orchid