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#CF951C

#cf951c ≈ Gamboge

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf951c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 58.43% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.02% magenta, 86.47% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 40.56°, with 76.17% saturation and 46.08% 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 7.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Gamboge (#e49b0f), ΔE 4.39.

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Relative luminance0.3484

Complementary

  1. #cf951c
  2. #1c56cf

Split complementary

  1. #cf951c
  2. #1cb0cf
  3. #3c1ccf

Analogous

  1. #cf3c1c
  2. #cf951c
  3. #b0cf1c

Triadic

  1. #cf951c
  2. #1ccf95
  3. #951ccf

Tetradic

  1. #cf951c
  2. #56cf1c
  3. #1c56cf
  4. #951ccf

Square

  1. #cf951c
  2. #1ccf3c
  3. #1c56cf
  4. #cf1cb0

Monochromatic

  1. #48340a
  2. #8c6513
  3. #cf951c
  4. #e7b650
  5. #f0d294

Shades

#cf951c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf951c
  2. #ba8619
  3. #a67716
  4. #916814
  5. #7c5911
  6. #684b0e
  7. #533c0b
  8. #3e2d08
  9. #291e06
  10. #150f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf951c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf951c
  2. #d4a033
  3. #d9aa49
  4. #ddb560
  5. #e2bf77
  6. #e7ca8e
  7. #ecd5a4
  8. #f1dfbb
  9. #f5ead2
  10. #faf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf951c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf951c
  2. #c79326
  3. #bf9130
  4. #b78f3a
  5. #af8d44
  6. #a88b4e
  7. #a08858
  8. #988662
  9. #90846c
  10. #888276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49b7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a523 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e28480 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9606 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c29f20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da8b66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf951c {
  color: #cf951c;
}
Background
.bg-cf951c {
  background-color: #cf951c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf951c {
  border: 2px solid #cf951c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf951c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 149 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf951c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf951c, #b0cf1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf951c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 149 28 / 0.35);
}

#e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.39 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.94 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.59 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.63 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.61 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.81 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 9.02 #306ae3 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Gamboge
#cf951c  rgb(207, 149, 28)  hsl(41, 76%, 46%)  Gamboge
#1c56cf  rgb(28, 86, 207)  hsl(221, 76%, 46%)  Sapphire
#1ccf95  rgb(28, 207, 149)  hsl(161, 76%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#951ccf  rgb(149, 28, 207)  hsl(281, 76%, 46%)  Dark Violet