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#CFA236

#cfa236 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfa236 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 73.91% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 42.35°, with 61.45% saturation and 51.18% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.95.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3937

Complementary

  1. #cfa236
  2. #3663cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfa236
  2. #36b0cf
  3. #5636cf

Analogous

  1. #cf5636
  2. #cfa236
  3. #b0cf36

Triadic

  1. #cfa236
  2. #36cfa2
  3. #a236cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfa236
  2. #63cf36
  3. #3663cf
  4. #a236cf

Square

  1. #cfa236
  2. #36cf56
  3. #3663cf
  4. #cf36b0

Monochromatic

  1. #574415
  2. #957424
  3. #cfa236
  4. #debf74
  5. #ecdbb2

Shades

#cfa236 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfa236
  2. #ba9231
  3. #a6822b
  4. #917126
  5. #7c6120
  6. #68511b
  7. #534116
  8. #3e3110
  9. #29200b
  10. #151005
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfa236 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfa236
  2. #d4ab4a
  3. #d9b55e
  4. #ddbe72
  5. #e2c786
  6. #e7d19b
  7. #ecdaaf
  8. #f1e3c3
  9. #f5ecd7
  10. #faf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfa236 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfa236
  2. #c79f3d
  3. #bf9b45
  4. #b7984c
  5. #af9454
  6. #a8915b
  7. #a08e62
  8. #988a6a
  9. #908771
  10. #888379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a226 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0938c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1a22d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7a939 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da9974 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfa236 {
  color: #cfa236;
}
Background
.bg-cfa236 {
  background-color: #cfa236;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfa236 {
  border: 2px solid #cfa236;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfa236;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 162 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 61% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfa236 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfa236, #b0cf36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfa236 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 162 54 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.95 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.01 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.85 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.96 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.41 #305dc9 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cfa236  rgb(207, 162, 54)  hsl(42, 61%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#3663cf  rgb(54, 99, 207)  hsl(222, 61%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#36cfa2  rgb(54, 207, 162)  hsl(162, 61%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#a236cf  rgb(162, 54, 207)  hsl(282, 61%, 51%)  Dark Orchid