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#CFA01F

#cfa01f ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfa01f 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 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.71% magenta, 85.02% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 43.98°, with 73.95% saturation and 46.67% 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 2.31.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3851

Complementary

  1. #cfa01f
  2. #1f4ecf

Split complementary

  1. #cfa01f
  2. #1fa6cf
  3. #481fcf

Analogous

  1. #cf481f
  2. #cfa01f
  3. #a6cf1f

Triadic

  1. #cfa01f
  2. #1fcfa0
  3. #a01fcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfa01f
  2. #4ecf1f
  3. #1f4ecf
  4. #a01fcf

Square

  1. #cfa01f
  2. #1fcf48
  3. #1f4ecf
  4. #cf1fa6

Monochromatic

  1. #4a390b
  2. #8c6d15
  3. #cfa01f
  4. #e6bf55
  5. #f0d898

Shades

#cfa01f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfa01f
  2. #ba901c
  3. #a68019
  4. #917016
  5. #7c6013
  6. #685010
  7. #53400c
  8. #3e3009
  9. #292006
  10. #151003
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfa01f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfa01f
  2. #d4aa35
  3. #d9b34c
  4. #ddbd62
  5. #e2c679
  6. #e7d08f
  7. #ecd9a5
  8. #f1e3bc
  9. #f5ecd2
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfa01f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfa01f
  2. #c79d29
  3. #bf9a32
  4. #b7963c
  5. #af9346
  6. #a89050
  7. #a08d59
  8. #988a63
  9. #90866d
  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 #b8a486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e19089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0a008 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a725 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da976e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfa01f {
  color: #cfa01f;
}
Background
.bg-cfa01f {
  background-color: #cfa01f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfa01f {
  border: 2px solid #cfa01f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfa01f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 160 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 74% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfa01f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfa01f, #a6cf1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfa01f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 160 31 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.66 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.24 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.77 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.88 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.67 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.11 #305fe0 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cfa01f  rgb(207, 160, 31)  hsl(44, 74%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#1f4ecf  rgb(31, 78, 207)  hsl(224, 74%, 47%)  Sapphire
#1fcfa0  rgb(31, 207, 160)  hsl(164, 74%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#a01fcf  rgb(160, 31, 207)  hsl(284, 74%, 47%)  Dark Orchid