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#CF8D01

#cf8d01 ≈ Gamboge

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf8d01 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 55.29% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.88% magenta, 99.52% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 40.78°, with 99.04% saturation and 40.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 4.82.

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Relative luminance0.3232

Complementary

  1. #cf8d01
  2. #0143cf

Split complementary

  1. #cf8d01
  2. #01aacf
  3. #2601cf

Analogous

  1. #cf2601
  2. #cf8d01
  3. #aacf01

Triadic

  1. #cf8d01
  2. #01cf8d
  3. #8d01cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf8d01
  2. #43cf01
  3. #0143cf
  4. #8d01cf

Square

  1. #cf8d01
  2. #01cf26
  3. #0143cf
  4. #cf01aa

Monochromatic

  1. #372500
  2. #835901
  3. #cf8d01
  4. #feb61f
  5. #fecf6b

Shades

#cf8d01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf8d01
  2. #ba7f01
  3. #a67101
  4. #916301
  5. #7c5501
  6. #684701
  7. #533800
  8. #3e2a00
  9. #291c00
  10. #150e00
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf8d01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf8d01
  2. #d4981a
  3. #d9a434
  4. #ddaf4d
  5. #e2bb67
  6. #e7c680
  7. #ecd199
  8. #f1ddb3
  9. #f5e8cc
  10. #faf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf8d01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf8d01
  2. #c78c0e
  3. #bf8a1a
  4. #b78927
  5. #af8834
  6. #a88741
  7. #a0854d
  8. #98845a
  9. #908367
  10. #888173
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2957a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a00e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e27b78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b78f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c09909 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db835e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf8d01 {
  color: #cf8d01;
}
Background
.bg-cf8d01 {
  background-color: #cf8d01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf8d01 {
  border: 2px solid #cf8d01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf8d01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 141 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 99% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf8d01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf8d01, #aacf01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf8d01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 141 1 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.82 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.24 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.58 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.44 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.77 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.79 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.98 #3072fe Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Gamboge
#cf8d01  rgb(207, 141, 1)  hsl(41, 99%, 41%)  Gamboge
#0143cf  rgb(1, 67, 207)  hsl(221, 99%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#01cf8d  rgb(1, 207, 141)  hsl(161, 99%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#8d01cf  rgb(141, 1, 207)  hsl(281, 99%, 41%)  Dark Violet