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#CF930B

#cf930b ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf930b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 57.65% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.99% magenta, 94.69% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 41.63°, with 89.91% saturation and 42.75% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 4.41.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3416

Complementary

  1. #cf930b
  2. #0b47cf

Split complementary

  1. #cf930b
  2. #0ba9cf
  3. #310bcf

Analogous

  1. #cf310b
  2. #cf930b
  3. #a9cf0b

Triadic

  1. #cf930b
  2. #0bcf93
  3. #930bcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf930b
  2. #47cf0b
  3. #0b47cf
  4. #930bcf

Square

  1. #cf930b
  2. #0bcf31
  3. #0b47cf
  4. #cf0ba9

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2c03
  2. #865f07
  3. #cf930b
  4. #f4b932
  5. #f8d27b

Shades

#cf930b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf930b
  2. #ba840a
  3. #a67609
  4. #916708
  5. #7c5807
  6. #684a06
  7. #533b04
  8. #3e2c03
  9. #291d02
  10. #150f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf930b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf930b
  2. #d49e23
  3. #d9a93c
  4. #ddb354
  5. #e2be6d
  6. #e7c985
  7. #ecd49d
  8. #f1dfb6
  9. #f5e9ce
  10. #faf4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf930b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf930b
  2. #c79117
  3. #bf8f22
  4. #b78d2e
  5. #af8b3a
  6. #a88a46
  7. #a08851
  8. #98865d
  9. #908469
  10. #888274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49a7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a417 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2827d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba9400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c29d13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db8963 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf930b {
  color: #cf930b;
}
Background
.bg-cf930b {
  background-color: #cf930b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf930b {
  border: 2px solid #cf930b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf930b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 147 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 90% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf930b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf930b, #a9cf0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf930b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 147 11 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.41 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.34 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.40 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.81 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.34 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 9.03 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.37 #306cf4 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Gamboge
#cf930b  rgb(207, 147, 11)  hsl(42, 90%, 43%)  Gamboge
#0b47cf  rgb(11, 71, 207)  hsl(222, 90%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#0bcf93  rgb(11, 207, 147)  hsl(162, 90%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#930bcf  rgb(147, 11, 207)  hsl(282, 90%, 43%)  Dark Violet