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#CDA028

#cda028 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cda028 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 62.75% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.95% magenta, 80.49% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 43.64°, with 67.35% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3827

Complementary

  1. #cda028
  2. #2855cd

Split complementary

  1. #cda028
  2. #28a7cd
  3. #4e28cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4e28
  2. #cda028
  3. #a7cd28

Triadic

  1. #cda028
  2. #28cda0
  3. #a028cd

Tetradic

  1. #cda028
  2. #55cd28
  3. #2855cd
  4. #a028cd

Square

  1. #cda028
  2. #28cd4e
  3. #2855cd
  4. #cd28a7

Monochromatic

  1. #4d3c0f
  2. #8d6e1c
  3. #cda028
  4. #e0be61
  5. #edd8a1

Shades

#cda028 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cda028
  2. #b99024
  3. #a48020
  4. #90701c
  5. #7b6018
  6. #675014
  7. #524010
  8. #3e300c
  9. #292008
  10. #151004
  11. #000000

Tints

#cda028 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cda028
  2. #d2aa3e
  3. #d7b353
  4. #dcbd69
  5. #e1c67e
  6. #e6d094
  7. #ebd9a9
  8. #f0e3bf
  9. #f5ecd4
  10. #faf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cda028 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cda028
  2. #c59d31
  3. #be9a3a
  4. #b69642
  5. #ae934b
  6. #a79054
  7. #9f8d5d
  8. #978a66
  9. #8f866e
  10. #888377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49f0a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df918a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa01a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5a72c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8976f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cda028 {
  color: #cda028;
}
Background
.bg-cda028 {
  background-color: #cda028;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cda028 {
  border: 2px solid #cda028;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cda028;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 160 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 67% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cda028 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cda028, #a7cd28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cda028 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 160 40 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.80 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.50 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.35 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.13 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.23 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.43 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.00 #325fd7 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cda028  rgb(205, 160, 40)  hsl(44, 67%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#2855cd  rgb(40, 85, 205)  hsl(224, 67%, 48%)  Sapphire
#28cda0  rgb(40, 205, 160)  hsl(164, 67%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a028cd  rgb(160, 40, 205)  hsl(284, 67%, 48%)  Dark Orchid