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#CD9A32

#cd9a32 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd9a32 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 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.88% magenta, 75.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 40.26°, with 60.78% saturation and 50% 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 8.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3632

Complementary

  1. #cd9a32
  2. #3265cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9a32
  2. #32b2cd
  3. #4d32cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4d32
  2. #cd9a32
  3. #b2cd32

Triadic

  1. #cd9a32
  2. #32cd9a
  3. #9a32cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9a32
  2. #65cd32
  3. #3265cd
  4. #9a32cd

Square

  1. #cd9a32
  2. #32cd4d
  3. #3265cd
  4. #cd32b2

Monochromatic

  1. #523e14
  2. #8f6c23
  3. #cd9a32
  4. #dcb870
  5. #ebd7ad

Shades

#cd9a32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9a32
  2. #b98b2d
  3. #a47b28
  4. #906c23
  5. #7b5c1e
  6. #674d19
  7. #523e14
  8. #3e2e0f
  9. #291f0a
  10. #150f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9a32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9a32
  2. #d2a447
  3. #d7ae5b
  4. #dcb870
  5. #e1c284
  6. #e6cd99
  7. #ebd7ad
  8. #f0e1c2
  9. #f5ebd6
  10. #faf5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9a32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9a32
  2. #c5973a
  3. #be9542
  4. #b69249
  5. #ae9051
  6. #a78d59
  7. #9f8a61
  8. #978869
  9. #8f8570
  10. #888378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b59f84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9b22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba837 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8b85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc9b29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a235 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8916d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9a32 {
  color: #cd9a32;
}
Background
.bg-cd9a32 {
  background-color: #cd9a32;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9a32 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9a32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9a32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 154 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9a32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9a32, #b2cd32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9a32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 154 50 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.30 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.56 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.11 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.46 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.58 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.22 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.40 #3265cd Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd9a32  rgb(205, 154, 50)  hsl(40, 61%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#3265cd  rgb(50, 101, 205)  hsl(220, 61%, 50%)  Royal Blue
#32cd9a  rgb(50, 205, 154)  hsl(160, 61%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#9a32cd  rgb(154, 50, 205)  hsl(280, 61%, 50%)  Dark Orchid