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#CDA121

#cda121 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cda121 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 63.14% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.46% magenta, 83.9% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 44.65°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3858

Complementary

  1. #cda121
  2. #214dcd

Split complementary

  1. #cda121
  2. #21a3cd
  3. #4b21cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4b21
  2. #cda121
  3. #a3cd21

Triadic

  1. #cda121
  2. #21cda1
  3. #a121cd

Tetradic

  1. #cda121
  2. #4dcd21
  3. #214dcd
  4. #a121cd

Square

  1. #cda121
  2. #21cd4b
  3. #214dcd
  4. #cd21a3

Monochromatic

  1. #493a0c
  2. #8b6d16
  3. #cda121
  4. #e4c057
  5. #efd999

Shades

#cda121 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cda121
  2. #b9911e
  3. #a4811a
  4. #907117
  5. #7b6114
  6. #675111
  7. #52400d
  8. #3e300a
  9. #292007
  10. #151003
  11. #000000

Tints

#cda121 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cda121
  2. #d2aa37
  3. #d7b44d
  4. #dcbd64
  5. #e1c77a
  6. #e6d090
  7. #ebd9a6
  8. #f0e3bc
  9. #f5ecd3
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cda121 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cda121
  2. #c59e2b
  3. #be9a34
  4. #b6973e
  5. #ae9447
  6. #a79151
  7. #9f8d5a
  8. #978a64
  9. #8f876d
  10. #888377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df928a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa00d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5a826 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8986f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cda121 {
  color: #cda121;
}
Background
.bg-cda121 {
  background-color: #cda121;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cda121 {
  border: 2px solid #cda121;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cda121;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 161 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cda121 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cda121, #a3cd21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cda121 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 161 33 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.85 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.11 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.12 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.96 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.60 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.65 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.42 #325ede Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cda121  rgb(205, 161, 33)  hsl(45, 72%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#214dcd  rgb(33, 77, 205)  hsl(225, 72%, 47%)  Sapphire
#21cda1  rgb(33, 205, 161)  hsl(165, 72%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#a121cd  rgb(161, 33, 205)  hsl(285, 72%, 47%)  Dark Orchid