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#CFA22E

#cfa22e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfa22e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 63.53% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 77.78% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 43.23°, with 63.64% saturation and 49.61% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.56.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.393

Complementary

  1. #cfa22e
  2. #2e5bcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfa22e
  2. #2eaccf
  3. #522ecf

Analogous

  1. #cf522e
  2. #cfa22e
  3. #accf2e

Triadic

  1. #cfa22e
  2. #2ecfa2
  3. #a22ecf

Tetradic

  1. #cfa22e
  2. #5bcf2e
  3. #2e5bcf
  4. #a22ecf

Square

  1. #cfa22e
  2. #2ecf52
  3. #2e5bcf
  4. #cf2eac

Monochromatic

  1. #524012
  2. #907120
  3. #cfa22e
  4. #debe6b
  5. #ecdaaa

Shades

#cfa22e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfa22e
  2. #ba9229
  3. #a68225
  4. #917120
  5. #7c611c
  6. #685117
  7. #534112
  8. #3e310e
  9. #292009
  10. #151005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfa22e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfa22e
  2. #d4ab43
  3. #d9b558
  4. #ddbe6d
  5. #e2c782
  6. #e7d197
  7. #ecdaab
  8. #f1e3c0
  9. #f5ecd5
  10. #faf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfa22e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfa22e
  2. #c79f36
  3. #bf9b3e
  4. #b79847
  5. #af944f
  6. #a89157
  7. #a08e5f
  8. #988a67
  9. #908770
  10. #888378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a118 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1938c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1a222 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7a932 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da9972 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfa22e {
  color: #cfa22e;
}
Background
.bg-cfa22e {
  background-color: #cfa22e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfa22e {
  border: 2px solid #cfa22e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfa22e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 162 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 64% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfa22e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfa22e, #accf2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfa22e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 162 46 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.56 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.09 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.82 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.00 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.08 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.13 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.79 #305dd1 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cfa22e  rgb(207, 162, 46)  hsl(43, 64%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#2e5bcf  rgb(46, 91, 207)  hsl(223, 64%, 50%)  Sapphire
#2ecfa2  rgb(46, 207, 162)  hsl(163, 64%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#a22ecf  rgb(162, 46, 207)  hsl(283, 64%, 50%)  Dark Orchid