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#CFA027

#cfa027 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfa027 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 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.71% magenta, 81.16% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 43.21°, with 68.29% saturation and 48.24% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.37.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3855

Complementary

  1. #cfa027
  2. #2756cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfa027
  2. #27aacf
  3. #4c27cf

Analogous

  1. #cf4c27
  2. #cfa027
  3. #aacf27

Triadic

  1. #cfa027
  2. #27cfa0
  3. #a027cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfa027
  2. #56cf27
  3. #2756cf
  4. #a027cf

Square

  1. #cfa027
  2. #27cf4c
  3. #2756cf
  4. #cf27aa

Monochromatic

  1. #4e3c0f
  2. #8f6e1b
  3. #cfa027
  4. #e1bd61
  5. #edd8a2

Shades

#cfa027 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfa027
  2. #ba9023
  3. #a6801f
  4. #91701b
  5. #7c6017
  6. #685014
  7. #534010
  8. #3e300c
  9. #292008
  10. #151004
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfa027 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfa027
  2. #d4aa3d
  3. #d9b352
  4. #ddbd68
  5. #e2c67d
  6. #e7d093
  7. #ecd9a9
  8. #f1e3be
  9. #f5ecd4
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfa027 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfa027
  2. #c79d30
  3. #bf9a39
  4. #b79642
  5. #af934b
  6. #a89054
  7. #a08d5c
  8. #988a65
  9. #90866e
  10. #888377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a007 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1918a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0a018 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a72b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da976f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfa027 {
  color: #cfa027;
}
Background
.bg-cfa027 {
  background-color: #cfa027;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfa027 {
  border: 2px solid #cfa027;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfa027;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 160 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfa027 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfa027, #aacf27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfa027 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 160 39 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.37 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.27 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.59 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.68 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.78 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.93 #305fd8 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cfa027  rgb(207, 160, 39)  hsl(43, 68%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#2756cf  rgb(39, 86, 207)  hsl(223, 68%, 48%)  Sapphire
#27cfa0  rgb(39, 207, 160)  hsl(163, 68%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a027cf  rgb(160, 39, 207)  hsl(283, 68%, 48%)  Dark Orchid