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#CD993A

#cd993a ≈ Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd993a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 60% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.37% magenta, 71.71% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 38.78°, with 59.51% saturation and 51.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.36.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3607

Complementary

  1. #cd993a
  2. #3a6ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cd993a
  2. #3ab7cd
  3. #503acd

Analogous

  1. #cd503a
  2. #cd993a
  3. #b7cd3a

Triadic

  1. #cd993a
  2. #3acd99
  3. #993acd

Tetradic

  1. #cd993a
  2. #6ecd3a
  3. #3a6ecd
  4. #993acd

Square

  1. #cd993a
  2. #3acd50
  3. #3a6ecd
  4. #cd3ab7

Monochromatic

  1. #584116
  2. #956d26
  3. #cd993a
  4. #dcb977
  5. #ecd8b4

Shades

#cd993a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd993a
  2. #b98a34
  3. #a47a2e
  4. #906b29
  5. #7b5c23
  6. #674d1d
  7. #523d17
  8. #3e2e11
  9. #291f0c
  10. #150f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd993a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd993a
  2. #d2a34e
  3. #d7ad61
  4. #dcb875
  5. #e1c289
  6. #e6cc9d
  7. #ebd6b0
  8. #f0e0c4
  9. #f5ebd8
  10. #faf5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd993a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd993a
  2. #c59741
  3. #be9448
  4. #b6924f
  5. #ae8f56
  6. #a78d5d
  7. #9f8a64
  8. #97886b
  9. #8f8572
  10. #888379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b59e85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9a2e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa73e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8a85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9a33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a23c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8906f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd993a {
  color: #cd993a;
}
Background
.bg-cd993a {
  background-color: #cd993a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd993a {
  border: 2px solid #cd993a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd993a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 153 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd993a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd993a, #b7cd3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd993a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 153 58 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.36 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.66 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.88 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.24 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.61 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.17 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 8.81 #3266c5 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd993a  rgb(205, 153, 58)  hsl(39, 60%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#3a6ecd  rgb(58, 110, 205)  hsl(219, 60%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#3acd99  rgb(58, 205, 153)  hsl(159, 60%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#993acd  rgb(153, 58, 205)  hsl(279, 60%, 52%)  Dark Orchid