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#CFA327

#cfa327 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfa327 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 63.92% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.26% magenta, 81.16% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 44.29°, 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 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.3961

Complementary

  1. #cfa327
  2. #2753cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfa327
  2. #27a7cf
  3. #4f27cf

Analogous

  1. #cf4f27
  2. #cfa327
  3. #a7cf27

Triadic

  1. #cfa327
  2. #27cfa3
  3. #a327cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfa327
  2. #53cf27
  3. #2753cf
  4. #a327cf

Square

  1. #cfa327
  2. #27cf4f
  3. #2753cf
  4. #cf27a7

Monochromatic

  1. #4e3e0f
  2. #8f701b
  3. #cfa327
  4. #e1c061
  5. #eddaa2

Shades

#cfa327 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfa327
  2. #ba9323
  3. #a6821f
  4. #91721b
  5. #7c6217
  6. #685214
  7. #534110
  8. #3e310c
  9. #292108
  10. #151004
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfa327 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfa327
  2. #d4ac3d
  3. #d9b552
  4. #ddbf68
  5. #e2c87d
  6. #e7d193
  7. #ecdaa9
  8. #f1e3be
  9. #f5edd4
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfa327 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfa327
  2. #c7a030
  3. #bf9c39
  4. #b79942
  5. #af954b
  6. #a89254
  7. #a08e5c
  8. #988b65
  9. #90876e
  10. #888477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9a788 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a204 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ae2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1948c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1a218 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7aa2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da9a71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfa327 {
  color: #cfa327;
}
Background
.bg-cfa327 {
  background-color: #cfa327;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfa327 {
  border: 2px solid #cfa327;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfa327;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 163 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfa327 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfa327, #a7cf27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfa327 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 163 39 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.56 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.61 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.54 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.60 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.45 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.56 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.51 #305cd8 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cfa327  rgb(207, 163, 39)  hsl(44, 68%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#2753cf  rgb(39, 83, 207)  hsl(224, 68%, 48%)  Sapphire
#27cfa3  rgb(39, 207, 163)  hsl(164, 68%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a327cf  rgb(163, 39, 207)  hsl(284, 68%, 48%)  Dark Orchid