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#CFA01A

#cfa01a ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfa01a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 62.75% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.71% magenta, 87.44% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 44.42°, with 77.68% saturation and 45.69% 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 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.35.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3848

Complementary

  1. #cfa01a
  2. #1a49cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfa01a
  2. #1aa4cf
  3. #461acf

Analogous

  1. #cf461a
  2. #cfa01a
  3. #a4cf1a

Triadic

  1. #cfa01a
  2. #1acfa0
  3. #a01acf

Tetradic

  1. #cfa01a
  2. #49cf1a
  3. #1a49cf
  4. #a01acf

Square

  1. #cfa01a
  2. #1acf46
  3. #1a49cf
  4. #cf1aa4

Monochromatic

  1. #473709
  2. #8b6b11
  3. #cfa01a
  4. #e9c04d
  5. #f1d891

Shades

#cfa01a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfa01a
  2. #ba9017
  3. #a68015
  4. #917012
  5. #7c6010
  6. #68500d
  7. #53400a
  8. #3e3008
  9. #292005
  10. #151003
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfa01a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfa01a
  2. #d4aa31
  3. #d9b348
  4. #ddbd5f
  5. #e2c676
  6. #e7d08d
  7. #ecd9a3
  8. #f1e3ba
  9. #f5ecd1
  10. #faf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfa01a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfa01a
  2. #c79d24
  3. #bf9a2e
  4. #b79639
  5. #af9343
  6. #a8904d
  7. #a08d57
  8. #988a61
  9. #90866c
  10. #888376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a485 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e19089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0a000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a720 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da976d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfa01a {
  color: #cfa01a;
}
Background
.bg-cfa01a {
  background-color: #cfa01a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfa01a {
  border: 2px solid #cfa01a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfa01a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 160 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 78% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfa01a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfa01a, #a4cf1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfa01a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 160 26 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.67 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.26 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.88 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.00 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.65 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.19 #305fe5 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cfa01a  rgb(207, 160, 26)  hsl(44, 78%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#1a49cf  rgb(26, 73, 207)  hsl(224, 78%, 46%)  Sapphire
#1acfa0  rgb(26, 207, 160)  hsl(164, 78%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a01acf  rgb(160, 26, 207)  hsl(284, 78%, 46%)  Dark Orchid