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#CE991F

#ce991f ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ce991f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 60% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.73% magenta, 84.95% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 41.83°, with 73.84% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.64.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.36

Complementary

  1. #ce991f
  2. #1f54ce

Split complementary

  1. #ce991f
  2. #1fabce
  3. #421fce

Analogous

  1. #ce421f
  2. #ce991f
  3. #abce1f

Triadic

  1. #ce991f
  2. #1fce99
  3. #991fce

Tetradic

  1. #ce991f
  2. #54ce1f
  3. #1f54ce
  4. #991fce

Square

  1. #ce991f
  2. #1fce42
  3. #1f54ce
  4. #ce1fab

Monochromatic

  1. #49360b
  2. #8c6815
  3. #ce991f
  4. #e5b954
  5. #efd497

Shades

#ce991f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ce991f
  2. #b98a1c
  3. #a57a19
  4. #906b16
  5. #7c5c13
  6. #674d10
  7. #523d0c
  8. #3e2e09
  9. #291f06
  10. #150f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ce991f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ce991f
  2. #d3a335
  3. #d8ad4c
  4. #ddb862
  5. #e2c279
  6. #e7cc8f
  7. #ebd6a5
  8. #f0e0bc
  9. #f5ebd2
  10. #faf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ce991f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ce991f
  2. #c69729
  3. #be9432
  4. #b7923c
  5. #af8f46
  6. #a78d50
  7. #9f8a59
  8. #978863
  9. #90856d
  10. #888376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b59e82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba726 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e08983 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc9a0b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a224 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d99069 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ce991f {
  color: #ce991f;
}
Background
.bg-ce991f {
  background-color: #ce991f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ce991f {
  border: 2px solid #ce991f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ce991f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 153 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ce991f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ce991f, #abce1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ce991f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 153 31 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.64 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.18 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.92 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.21 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.16 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.29 #3166e0 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ce991f  rgb(206, 153, 31)  hsl(42, 74%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#1f54ce  rgb(31, 84, 206)  hsl(222, 74%, 46%)  Sapphire
#1fce99  rgb(31, 206, 153)  hsl(162, 74%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#991fce  rgb(153, 31, 206)  hsl(282, 74%, 46%)  Dark Orchid