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#CD9D20

#cd9d20 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd9d20 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 61.57% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.41% magenta, 84.39% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 43.35°, with 73% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.372

Complementary

  1. #cd9d20
  2. #2050cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9d20
  2. #20a7cd
  3. #4620cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4620
  2. #cd9d20
  3. #a7cd20

Triadic

  1. #cd9d20
  2. #20cd9d
  3. #9d20cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9d20
  2. #50cd20
  3. #2050cd
  4. #9d20cd

Square

  1. #cd9d20
  2. #20cd46
  3. #2050cd
  4. #cd20a7

Monochromatic

  1. #49380b
  2. #8b6a16
  3. #cd9d20
  4. #e4bd55
  5. #efd697

Shades

#cd9d20 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9d20
  2. #b98d1d
  3. #a47e1a
  4. #906e16
  5. #7b5e13
  6. #674f10
  7. #523f0d
  8. #3e2f0a
  9. #291f06
  10. #151003
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9d20 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9d20
  2. #d2a736
  3. #d7b14d
  4. #dcba63
  5. #e1c479
  6. #e6ce90
  7. #ebd8a6
  8. #f0e2bc
  9. #f5ebd2
  10. #faf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9d20 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9d20
  2. #c59a2a
  3. #be9733
  4. #b6943d
  5. #ae9146
  6. #a78f50
  7. #9f8c5a
  8. #978963
  9. #8f866d
  10. #888376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a184 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda928 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8d87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd9d0c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a525 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8946c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9d20 {
  color: #cd9d20;
}
Background
.bg-cd9d20 {
  background-color: #cd9d20;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9d20 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9d20;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9d20;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 157 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9d20 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9d20, #a7cd20);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9d20 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 157 32 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.52 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.42 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.76 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.09 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.20 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.30 #3262df Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd9d20  rgb(205, 157, 32)  hsl(43, 73%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#2050cd  rgb(32, 80, 205)  hsl(223, 73%, 46%)  Sapphire
#20cd9d  rgb(32, 205, 157)  hsl(163, 73%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#9d20cd  rgb(157, 32, 205)  hsl(283, 73%, 46%)  Dark Orchid