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#CD9A14

#cd9a14 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd9a14 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 60.39% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.88% magenta, 90.24% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 43.46°, with 82.22% saturation and 44.12% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.3.

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Relative luminance0.3614

Complementary

  1. #cd9a14
  2. #1447cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9a14
  2. #14a4cd
  3. #3e14cd

Analogous

  1. #cd3e14
  2. #cd9a14
  3. #a4cd14

Triadic

  1. #cd9a14
  2. #14cd9a
  3. #9a14cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9a14
  2. #47cd14
  3. #1447cd
  4. #9a14cd

Square

  1. #cd9a14
  2. #14cd3e
  3. #1447cd
  4. #cd14a4

Monochromatic

  1. #423106
  2. #87660d
  3. #cd9a14
  4. #ecbd41
  5. #f3d587

Shades

#cd9a14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9a14
  2. #b98b12
  3. #a47b10
  4. #906c0e
  5. #7b5c0c
  6. #674d0a
  7. #523e08
  8. #3e2e06
  9. #291f04
  10. #150f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9a14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9a14
  2. #d2a42c
  3. #d7ae43
  4. #dcb85b
  5. #e1c272
  6. #e6cd8a
  7. #ebd7a1
  8. #f0e1b9
  9. #f5ebd0
  10. #faf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9a14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9a14
  2. #c5971f
  3. #be952a
  4. #b69234
  5. #ae903f
  6. #a78d4a
  7. #9f8a55
  8. #978860
  9. #8f856a
  10. #888375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b59f81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca71f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc9a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a21b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d89169 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9a14 {
  color: #cd9a14;
}
Background
.bg-cd9a14 {
  background-color: #cd9a14;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9a14 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9a14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9a14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 154 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9a14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9a14, #a4cd14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9a14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 154 20 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.30 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.88 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.51 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.51 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.91 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.57 #3265eb Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd9a14  rgb(205, 154, 20)  hsl(43, 82%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#1447cd  rgb(20, 71, 205)  hsl(223, 82%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#14cd9a  rgb(20, 205, 154)  hsl(163, 82%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#9a14cd  rgb(154, 20, 205)  hsl(283, 82%, 44%)  Dark Violet