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#CF941B

#cf941b ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf941b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 58.04% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.5% magenta, 86.96% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 40.33°, with 76.92% saturation and 45.88% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3452

Complementary

  1. #cf941b
  2. #1b56cf

Split complementary

  1. #cf941b
  2. #1bb0cf
  3. #3a1bcf

Analogous

  1. #cf3a1b
  2. #cf941b
  3. #b0cf1b

Triadic

  1. #cf941b
  2. #1bcf94
  3. #941bcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf941b
  2. #56cf1b
  3. #1b56cf
  4. #941bcf

Square

  1. #cf941b
  2. #1bcf3a
  3. #1b56cf
  4. #cf1bb0

Monochromatic

  1. #483309
  2. #8b6412
  3. #cf941b
  4. #e8b64f
  5. #f1d292

Shades

#cf941b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf941b
  2. #ba8518
  3. #a67616
  4. #916813
  5. #7c5910
  6. #684a0e
  7. #533b0b
  8. #3e2c08
  9. #291e05
  10. #150f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf941b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf941b
  2. #d49f32
  3. #d9a949
  4. #ddb45f
  5. #e2bf76
  6. #e7ca8d
  7. #ecd4a4
  8. #f1dfbb
  9. #f5ead1
  10. #faf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf941b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf941b
  2. #c79225
  3. #bf902f
  4. #b78e39
  5. #af8c43
  6. #a88a4e
  7. #a08858
  8. #988662
  9. #90846c
  10. #888276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49b7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a522 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e2837f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba9504 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c29e1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #db8a65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf941b {
  color: #cf941b;
}
Background
.bg-cf941b {
  background-color: #cf941b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf941b {
  border: 2px solid #cf941b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf941b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 148 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 77% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf941b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf941b, #b0cf1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf941b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 148 27 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.35 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.28 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.52 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.64 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.68 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.76 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.19 #306be4 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Gamboge
#cf941b  rgb(207, 148, 27)  hsl(40, 77%, 46%)  Gamboge
#1b56cf  rgb(27, 86, 207)  hsl(220, 77%, 46%)  Sapphire
#1bcf94  rgb(27, 207, 148)  hsl(160, 77%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#941bcf  rgb(148, 27, 207)  hsl(280, 77%, 46%)  Dark Violet