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#CF8D06

#cf8d06 ≈ Gamboge

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf8d06 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 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.88% magenta, 97.1% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 40.3°, with 94.37% saturation and 41.76% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 4.83.

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Relative luminance0.3233

Complementary

  1. #cf8d06
  2. #0648cf

Split complementary

  1. #cf8d06
  2. #06accf
  3. #2806cf

Analogous

  1. #cf2806
  2. #cf8d06
  3. #accf06

Triadic

  1. #cf8d06
  2. #06cf8d
  3. #8d06cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf8d06
  2. #48cf06
  3. #0648cf
  4. #8d06cf

Square

  1. #cf8d06
  2. #06cf28
  3. #0648cf
  4. #cf06ac

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2802
  2. #855a04
  3. #cf8d06
  4. #f9b429
  5. #fbce73

Shades

#cf8d06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf8d06
  2. #ba7f05
  3. #a67105
  4. #916304
  5. #7c5504
  6. #684703
  7. #533802
  8. #3e2a02
  9. #291c01
  10. #150e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf8d06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf8d06
  2. #d4981f
  3. #d9a438
  4. #ddaf51
  5. #e2bb6a
  6. #e7c683
  7. #ecd19b
  8. #f1ddb4
  9. #f5e8cd
  10. #faf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf8d06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf8d06
  2. #c78c12
  3. #bf8a1e
  4. #b7892b
  5. #af8837
  6. #a88743
  7. #a0854f
  8. #98845b
  9. #908368
  10. #888174
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2957a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a59100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a112 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e27b78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b78f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0990e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db835f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf8d06 {
  color: #cf8d06;
}
Background
.bg-cf8d06 {
  background-color: #cf8d06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf8d06 {
  border: 2px solid #cf8d06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf8d06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 141 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 94% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf8d06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf8d06, #accf06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf8d06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 141 6 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.83 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.27 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.58 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.51 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 7.65 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.66 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.77 #3072f9 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Gamboge
#cf8d06  rgb(207, 141, 6)  hsl(40, 94%, 42%)  Gamboge
#0648cf  rgb(6, 72, 207)  hsl(220, 94%, 42%)  Sapphire
#06cf8d  rgb(6, 207, 141)  hsl(160, 94%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#8d06cf  rgb(141, 6, 207)  hsl(280, 94%, 42%)  Dark Violet