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#CF930E

#cf930e ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cf930e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.99% magenta, 93.24% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 41.35°, with 87.33% saturation and 43.33% 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 4.38.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3416

Complementary

  1. #cf930e
  2. #0e4acf

Split complementary

  1. #cf930e
  2. #0eaacf
  3. #330ecf

Analogous

  1. #cf330e
  2. #cf930e
  3. #aacf0e

Triadic

  1. #cf930e
  2. #0ecf93
  3. #930ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cf930e
  2. #4acf0e
  3. #0e4acf
  4. #930ecf

Square

  1. #cf930e
  2. #0ecf33
  3. #0e4acf
  4. #cf0eaa

Monochromatic

  1. #402d04
  2. #876009
  3. #cf930e
  4. #f2b838
  5. #f6d180

Shades

#cf930e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf930e
  2. #ba840d
  3. #a6760b
  4. #91670a
  5. #7c5808
  6. #684a07
  7. #533b06
  8. #3e2c04
  9. #291d03
  10. #150f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf930e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf930e
  2. #d49e26
  3. #d9a93e
  4. #ddb356
  5. #e2be6e
  6. #e7c987
  7. #ecd49f
  8. #f1dfb7
  9. #f5e9cf
  10. #faf4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf930e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf930e
  2. #c79119
  3. #bf8f25
  4. #b78d30
  5. #af8b3c
  6. #a88a47
  7. #a08852
  8. #98865e
  9. #908469
  10. #888275
  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 #b8a418 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2827d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba9400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c29d15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db8963 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf930e {
  color: #cf930e;
}
Background
.bg-cf930e {
  background-color: #cf930e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf930e {
  border: 2px solid #cf930e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf930e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 147 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf930e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf930e, #aacf0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf930e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 147 14 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.38 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.38 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.40 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.78 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.25 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.95 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.39 #306cf1 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Gamboge
#cf930e  rgb(207, 147, 14)  hsl(41, 87%, 43%)  Gamboge
#0e4acf  rgb(14, 74, 207)  hsl(221, 87%, 43%)  Sapphire
#0ecf93  rgb(14, 207, 147)  hsl(161, 87%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#930ecf  rgb(147, 14, 207)  hsl(281, 87%, 43%)  Dark Violet