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#CE8A14

#ce8a14 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce8a14 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 54.12% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.01% magenta, 90.29% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 38.06°, with 82.3% saturation and 44.31% 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 7.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.3135

Complementary

  1. #ce8a14
  2. #1458ce

Split complementary

  1. #ce8a14
  2. #14b5ce
  3. #2d14ce

Analogous

  1. #ce2d14
  2. #ce8a14
  3. #b5ce14

Triadic

  1. #ce8a14
  2. #14ce8a
  3. #8a14ce

Tetradic

  1. #ce8a14
  2. #58ce14
  3. #1458ce
  4. #8a14ce

Square

  1. #ce8a14
  2. #14ce2d
  3. #1458ce
  4. #ce14b5

Monochromatic

  1. #432d06
  2. #885b0d
  3. #ce8a14
  4. #edae42
  5. #f3cc88

Shades

#ce8a14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce8a14
  2. #b97c12
  3. #a56e10
  4. #90610e
  5. #7c530c
  6. #67450a
  7. #523708
  8. #3e2906
  9. #291c04
  10. #150e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce8a14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce8a14
  2. #d3962c
  3. #d8a143
  4. #ddad5b
  5. #e2b972
  6. #e7c58a
  7. #ebd0a1
  8. #f0dcb9
  9. #f5e8d0
  10. #faf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce8a14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce8a14
  2. #c6891f
  3. #be882a
  4. #b78734
  5. #af863f
  6. #a7854a
  7. #9f8455
  8. #978360
  9. #90826a
  10. #888175
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b09379 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29e1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e17876 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b58d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #be9718 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da805e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce8a14 {
  color: #ce8a14;
}
Background
.bg-ce8a14 {
  background-color: #ce8a14;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce8a14 {
  border: 2px solid #ce8a14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce8a14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 138 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce8a14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce8a14, #b5ce14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce8a14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 138 20 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.58 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.71 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.53 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.00 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.27 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.42 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.42 #3175eb Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#ce8a14  rgb(206, 138, 20)  hsl(38, 82%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1458ce  rgb(20, 88, 206)  hsl(218, 82%, 44%)  Sapphire
#14ce8a  rgb(20, 206, 138)  hsl(158, 82%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#8a14ce  rgb(138, 20, 206)  hsl(278, 82%, 44%)  Dark Violet