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#CD9C19

#cd9c19 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd9c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.9% magenta, 87.8% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 43.67°, 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3683

Complementary

  1. #cd9c19
  2. #194acd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9c19
  2. #19a4cd
  3. #4219cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4219
  2. #cd9c19
  3. #a4cd19

Triadic

  1. #cd9c19
  2. #19cd9c
  3. #9c19cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9c19
  2. #4acd19
  3. #194acd
  4. #9c19cd

Square

  1. #cd9c19
  2. #19cd42
  3. #194acd
  4. #cd19a4

Monochromatic

  1. #453408
  2. #896811
  3. #cd9c19
  4. #e9be4a
  5. #f1d68e

Shades

#cd9c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9c19
  2. #b98c17
  3. #a47d14
  4. #906d12
  5. #7b5e0f
  6. #674e0d
  7. #523e0a
  8. #3e2f08
  9. #291f05
  10. #151003
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9c19
  2. #d2a630
  3. #d7b047
  4. #dcba5e
  5. #e1c475
  6. #e6ce8c
  7. #ebd7a3
  8. #f0e1ba
  9. #f5ebd1
  10. #faf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9c19
  2. #c59923
  3. #be962e
  4. #b69438
  5. #ae9142
  6. #a78e4d
  7. #9f8b57
  8. #978861
  9. #8f866b
  10. #888376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a082 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda923 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8c85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd9c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a41f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8936a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9c19 {
  color: #cd9c19;
}
Background
.bg-cd9c19 {
  background-color: #cd9c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9c19 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 78% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9c19, #a4cd19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.96 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.85 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.29 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.73 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.00 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.35 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.56 #3263e6 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd9c19  rgb(205, 156, 25)  hsl(44, 78%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#194acd  rgb(25, 74, 205)  hsl(224, 78%, 45%)  Sapphire
#19cd9c  rgb(25, 205, 156)  hsl(164, 78%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#9c19cd  rgb(156, 25, 205)  hsl(284, 78%, 45%)  Dark Violet