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#CFA243

#cfa243 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfa243 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 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.74% magenta, 67.63% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 40.71°, with 59.32% saturation and 53.73% 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 8.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3951

Complementary

  1. #cfa243
  2. #4370cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfa243
  2. #43b6cf
  3. #5c43cf

Analogous

  1. #cf5c43
  2. #cfa243
  3. #b6cf43

Triadic

  1. #cfa243
  2. #43cfa2
  3. #a243cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfa243
  2. #70cf43
  3. #4370cf
  4. #a243cf

Square

  1. #cfa243
  2. #43cf5c
  3. #4370cf
  4. #cf43b6

Monochromatic

  1. #604919
  2. #9d7828
  3. #cfa243
  4. #dfc080
  5. #eedebd

Shades

#cfa243 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfa243
  2. #ba923c
  3. #a68236
  4. #91712f
  5. #7c6128
  6. #685122
  7. #53411b
  8. #3e3114
  9. #29200d
  10. #151007
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfa243 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfa243
  2. #d4ab56
  3. #d9b569
  4. #ddbe7b
  5. #e2c78e
  6. #e7d1a1
  7. #ecdab4
  8. #f1e3c7
  9. #f5ecd9
  10. #faf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfa243 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfa243
  2. #c79f49
  3. #bf9b4f
  4. #b79855
  5. #af945b
  6. #a89162
  7. #a08e68
  8. #988a6e
  9. #908774
  10. #88837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a68b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a238 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0948e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0a23d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6a945 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d99a77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfa243 {
  color: #cfa243;
}
Background
.bg-cfa243 {
  background-color: #cfa243;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfa243 {
  border: 2px solid #cfa243;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfa243;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 162 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 59% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfa243 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfa243, #b6cf43);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfa243 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 162 67 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.13 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.38 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.69 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.85 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.01 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.21 #305dbc Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cfa243  rgb(207, 162, 67)  hsl(41, 59%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#4370cf  rgb(67, 112, 207)  hsl(221, 59%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#43cfa2  rgb(67, 207, 162)  hsl(161, 59%, 54%)  Caribbean Green
#a243cf  rgb(162, 67, 207)  hsl(281, 59%, 54%)  Dark Orchid