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#CE8A09

#ce8a09 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ce8a09 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 54.12% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.01% magenta, 95.63% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 39.29°, with 91.63% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons and food and restaurant brands. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.3132

Complementary

  1. #ce8a09
  2. #094dce

Split complementary

  1. #ce8a09
  2. #09b0ce
  3. #2809ce

Analogous

  1. #ce2809
  2. #ce8a09
  3. #b0ce09

Triadic

  1. #ce8a09
  2. #09ce8a
  3. #8a09ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce8a09
  2. #4dce09
  3. #094dce
  4. #8a09ce

Square

  1. #ce8a09
  2. #09ce28
  3. #094dce
  4. #ce09b0

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2803
  2. #855906
  3. #ce8a09
  4. #f6b12e
  5. #f9cc77

Shades

#ce8a09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce8a09
  2. #b97c08
  3. #a56e07
  4. #906106
  5. #7c5305
  6. #674505
  7. #523704
  8. #3e2903
  9. #291c02
  10. #150e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce8a09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce8a09
  2. #d39622
  3. #d8a13a
  4. #ddad53
  5. #e2b96b
  6. #e7c584
  7. #ebd09d
  8. #f0dcb5
  9. #f5e8ce
  10. #faf3e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce8a09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce8a09
  2. #c68915
  3. #be8821
  4. #b7872d
  5. #af8639
  6. #a78545
  7. #9f8450
  8. #97835c
  9. #908268
  10. #888174
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b09278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29e12 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e17875 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b58c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be970f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da805d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce8a09 {
  color: #ce8a09;
}
Background
.bg-ce8a09 {
  background-color: #ce8a09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce8a09 {
  border: 2px solid #ce8a09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce8a09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 138 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce8a09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce8a09, #b0ce09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce8a09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 138 9 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.37 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.56 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.85 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.30 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.33 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.87 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.98 #3175f6 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ce8a09  rgb(206, 138, 9)  hsl(39, 92%, 42%)  Dark Goldenrod
#094dce  rgb(9, 77, 206)  hsl(219, 92%, 42%)  Sapphire
#09ce8a  rgb(9, 206, 138)  hsl(159, 92%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#8a09ce  rgb(138, 9, 206)  hsl(279, 92%, 42%)  Dark Violet