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#CF9F2B

#cf9f2b ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cf9f2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 62.35% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.19% magenta, 79.23% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 42.44°, with 65.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3824

Complementary

  1. #cf9f2b
  2. #2b5bcf

Split complementary

  1. #cf9f2b
  2. #2badcf
  3. #4d2bcf

Analogous

  1. #cf4d2b
  2. #cf9f2b
  3. #adcf2b

Triadic

  1. #cf9f2b
  2. #2bcf9f
  3. #9f2bcf

Tetradic

  1. #cf9f2b
  2. #5bcf2b
  3. #2b5bcf
  4. #9f2bcf

Square

  1. #cf9f2b
  2. #2bcf4d
  3. #2b5bcf
  4. #cf2bad

Monochromatic

  1. #503e11
  2. #906e1e
  3. #cf9f2b
  4. #dfbc67
  5. #edd8a6

Shades

#cf9f2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf9f2b
  2. #ba8f27
  3. #a67f22
  4. #916f1e
  5. #7c5f1a
  6. #685016
  7. #534011
  8. #3e300d
  9. #292009
  10. #151004
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf9f2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf9f2b
  2. #d4a940
  3. #d9b255
  4. #ddbc6b
  5. #e2c580
  6. #e7cf95
  7. #ecd9aa
  8. #f1e2bf
  9. #f5ecd5
  10. #faf5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf9f2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf9f2b
  2. #c79c34
  3. #bf993c
  4. #b79645
  5. #af934d
  6. #a89056
  7. #a08c5e
  8. #988967
  9. #90866f
  10. #888378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49f13 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e19089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bf9f1f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a72f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da966f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf9f2b {
  color: #cf9f2b;
}
Background
.bg-cf9f2b {
  background-color: #cf9f2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf9f2b {
  border: 2px solid #cf9f2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf9f2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 159 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf9f2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf9f2b, #adcf2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf9f2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 159 43 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.59 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.19 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.21 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.36 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.60 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.43 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.69 #3060d4 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cf9f2b  rgb(207, 159, 43)  hsl(42, 66%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#2b5bcf  rgb(43, 91, 207)  hsl(222, 66%, 49%)  Sapphire
#2bcf9f  rgb(43, 207, 159)  hsl(162, 66%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#9f2bcf  rgb(159, 43, 207)  hsl(282, 66%, 49%)  Dark Orchid