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#CD9E09

#cd9e09 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cd9e09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 61.96% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.93% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 45.61°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 8.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3745

Complementary

  1. #cd9e09
  2. #0938cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9e09
  2. #099acd
  3. #3c09cd

Analogous

  1. #cd3c09
  2. #cd9e09
  3. #9acd09

Triadic

  1. #cd9e09
  2. #09cd9e
  3. #9e09cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9e09
  2. #38cd09
  3. #0938cd
  4. #9e09cd

Square

  1. #cd9e09
  2. #09cd3c
  3. #0938cd
  4. #cd099a

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2d03
  2. #846606
  3. #cd9e09
  4. #f6c62d
  5. #f9da76

Shades

#cd9e09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9e09
  2. #b98e08
  3. #a47e07
  4. #906f06
  5. #7b5f05
  6. #674f05
  7. #523f04
  8. #3e2f03
  9. #292002
  10. #151001
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9e09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9e09
  2. #d2a822
  3. #d7b13a
  4. #dcbb53
  5. #e1c56b
  6. #e6cf84
  7. #ebd89d
  8. #f0e2b5
  9. #f5ecce
  10. #faf5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9e09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9e09
  2. #c59b15
  3. #be9821
  4. #b6952d
  5. #ae9239
  6. #a78f45
  7. #9f8c50
  8. #97895c
  9. #8f8668
  10. #888374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be9e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a514 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8956a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9e09 {
  color: #cd9e09;
}
Background
.bg-cd9e09 {
  background-color: #cd9e09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9e09 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9e09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9e09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 158 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9e09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9e09, #9acd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9e09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 158 9 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.95 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.22 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.90 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.14 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.43 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.81 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.03 #3261f6 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd9e09  rgb(205, 158, 9)  hsl(46, 92%, 42%)  Goldenrod
#0938cd  rgb(9, 56, 205)  hsl(226, 92%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#09cd9e  rgb(9, 205, 158)  hsl(166, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#9e09cd  rgb(158, 9, 205)  hsl(286, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet