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#CEA33D

#cea33d ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cea33d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 63.92% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.87% magenta, 70.39% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 42.21°, with 59.67% saturation and 52.35% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.61.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3965

Complementary

  1. #cea33d
  2. #3d68ce

Split complementary

  1. #cea33d
  2. #3db0ce
  3. #5a3dce

Analogous

  1. #ce5a3d
  2. #cea33d
  3. #b0ce3d

Triadic

  1. #cea33d
  2. #3dcea3
  3. #a33dce

Tetradic

  1. #cea33d
  2. #68ce3d
  3. #3d68ce
  4. #a33dce

Square

  1. #cea33d
  2. #3dce5a
  3. #3d68ce
  4. #ce3db0

Monochromatic

  1. #5b4717
  2. #987626
  3. #cea33d
  4. #ddc07a
  5. #edddb7

Shades

#cea33d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cea33d
  2. #b99337
  3. #a58231
  4. #90722b
  5. #7c6225
  6. #67521f
  7. #524118
  8. #3e3112
  9. #29210c
  10. #151006
  11. #000000

Tints

#cea33d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cea33d
  2. #d3ac50
  3. #d8b564
  4. #ddbf77
  5. #e2c88b
  6. #e7d19e
  7. #ebdab1
  8. #f0e3c5
  9. #f5edd8
  10. #faf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cea33d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cea33d
  2. #c6a044
  3. #be9c4a
  4. #b79951
  5. #af9558
  6. #a7925f
  7. #9f8e65
  8. #978b6c
  9. #908773
  10. #888479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a78b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a230 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ae41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df958e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0a335 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a940 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d89b76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cea33d {
  color: #cea33d;
}
Background
.bg-cea33d {
  background-color: #cea33d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cea33d {
  border: 2px solid #cea33d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cea33d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 163 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cea33d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cea33d, #b0ce3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cea33d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 163 61 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.61 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.31 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.06 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.93 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.15 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.31 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.50 #315cc2 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cea33d  rgb(206, 163, 61)  hsl(42, 60%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#3d68ce  rgb(61, 104, 206)  hsl(222, 60%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#3dcea3  rgb(61, 206, 163)  hsl(162, 60%, 52%)  Caribbean Green
#a33dce  rgb(163, 61, 206)  hsl(282, 60%, 52%)  Dark Orchid