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#CD9D24

#cd9d24 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd9d24 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.41% magenta, 82.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 42.96°, with 70.12% saturation and 47.25% 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 2.92.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3722

Complementary

  1. #cd9d24
  2. #2454cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9d24
  2. #24a8cd
  3. #4824cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4824
  2. #cd9d24
  3. #a8cd24

Triadic

  1. #cd9d24
  2. #24cd9d
  3. #9d24cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9d24
  2. #54cd24
  3. #2454cd
  4. #9d24cd

Square

  1. #cd9d24
  2. #24cd48
  3. #2454cd
  4. #cd24a8

Monochromatic

  1. #4b390d
  2. #8c6b19
  3. #cd9d24
  4. #e2bc5b
  5. #eed79c

Shades

#cd9d24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9d24
  2. #b98d20
  3. #a47e1d
  4. #906e19
  5. #7b5e16
  6. #674f12
  7. #523f0e
  8. #3e2f0b
  9. #291f07
  10. #151004
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9d24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9d24
  2. #d2a73a
  3. #d7b150
  4. #dcba66
  5. #e1c47c
  6. #e6ce92
  7. #ebd8a7
  8. #f0e2bd
  9. #f5ebd3
  10. #faf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9d24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9d24
  2. #c59a2d
  3. #be9736
  4. #b69440
  5. #ae9149
  6. #a78f52
  7. #9f8c5b
  8. #978964
  9. #8f866e
  10. #888377
  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 #bda92b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8e87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bd9d14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a528 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8946d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9d24 {
  color: #cd9d24;
}
Background
.bg-cd9d24 {
  background-color: #cd9d24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9d24 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9d24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9d24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 157 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9d24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9d24, #a8cd24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9d24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 157 36 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.92 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.57 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.34 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.67 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.12 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.15 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.03 #3262db Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd9d24  rgb(205, 157, 36)  hsl(43, 70%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#2454cd  rgb(36, 84, 205)  hsl(223, 70%, 47%)  Sapphire
#24cd9d  rgb(36, 205, 157)  hsl(163, 70%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#9d24cd  rgb(157, 36, 205)  hsl(283, 70%, 47%)  Dark Orchid