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#CD9E27

#cd9e27 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd9e27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 61.96% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.93% magenta, 80.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 43.01°, with 68.03% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3758

Complementary

  1. #cd9e27
  2. #2756cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd9e27
  2. #27a9cd
  3. #4b27cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4b27
  2. #cd9e27
  3. #a9cd27

Triadic

  1. #cd9e27
  2. #27cd9e
  3. #9e27cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd9e27
  2. #56cd27
  3. #2756cd
  4. #9e27cd

Square

  1. #cd9e27
  2. #27cd4b
  3. #2756cd
  4. #cd27a9

Monochromatic

  1. #4c3b0f
  2. #8d6c1b
  3. #cd9e27
  4. #e1bc60
  5. #edd7a0

Shades

#cd9e27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd9e27
  2. #b98e23
  3. #a47e1f
  4. #906f1b
  5. #7b5f17
  6. #674f14
  7. #523f10
  8. #3e2f0c
  9. #292008
  10. #151004
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd9e27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd9e27
  2. #d2a83d
  3. #d7b152
  4. #dcbb68
  5. #e1c57d
  6. #e6cf93
  7. #ebd8a9
  8. #f0e2be
  9. #f5ecd4
  10. #faf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd9e27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd9e27
  2. #c59b30
  3. #be9839
  4. #b69542
  5. #ae924b
  6. #a78f54
  7. #9f8c5c
  8. #978965
  9. #8f866e
  10. #888377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e08 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df8f88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #be9e19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a52b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8956e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd9e27 {
  color: #cd9e27;
}
Background
.bg-cd9e27 {
  background-color: #cd9e27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd9e27 {
  border: 2px solid #cd9e27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd9e27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 158 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd9e27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd9e27, #a9cd27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd9e27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 158 39 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.87 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.23 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.56 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.81 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.87 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.41 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.98 #3261d8 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd9e27  rgb(205, 158, 39)  hsl(43, 68%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#2756cd  rgb(39, 86, 205)  hsl(223, 68%, 48%)  Sapphire
#27cd9e  rgb(39, 205, 158)  hsl(163, 68%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#9e27cd  rgb(158, 39, 205)  hsl(283, 68%, 48%)  Dark Orchid