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#CFA424

#cfa424 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfa424 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 64.31% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.77% magenta, 82.61% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 44.91°, with 70.37% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.77.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3994

Complementary

  1. #cfa424
  2. #244fcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfa424
  2. #24a5cf
  3. #4e24cf

Analogous

  1. #cf4e24
  2. #cfa424
  3. #a5cf24

Triadic

  1. #cfa424
  2. #24cfa4
  3. #a424cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfa424
  2. #4fcf24
  3. #244fcf
  4. #a424cf

Square

  1. #cfa424
  2. #24cf4e
  3. #244fcf
  4. #cf24a5

Monochromatic

  1. #4d3d0d
  2. #8e7019
  3. #cfa424
  4. #e3c15d
  5. #eeda9e

Shades

#cfa424 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfa424
  2. #ba9420
  3. #a6831d
  4. #917319
  5. #7c6216
  6. #685212
  7. #53420e
  8. #3e310b
  9. #292107
  10. #151004
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfa424 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfa424
  2. #d4ad3a
  3. #d9b650
  4. #ddbf66
  5. #e2c87c
  6. #e7d292
  7. #ecdba7
  8. #f1e4bd
  9. #f5edd3
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfa424 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfa424
  2. #c7a02d
  3. #bf9d36
  4. #b79940
  5. #af9649
  6. #a89252
  7. #a08e5b
  8. #988b64
  9. #90876e
  10. #888477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baa788 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ae2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1958d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2a312 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8aa29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da9b71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfa424 {
  color: #cfa424;
}
Background
.bg-cfa424 {
  background-color: #cfa424;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfa424 {
  border: 2px solid #cfa424;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfa424;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 164 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 70% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfa424 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfa424, #a5cf24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfa424 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 164 36 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.77 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.35 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.20 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.81 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.32 #305bdb Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cfa424  rgb(207, 164, 36)  hsl(45, 70%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#244fcf  rgb(36, 79, 207)  hsl(225, 70%, 48%)  Sapphire
#24cfa4  rgb(36, 207, 164)  hsl(165, 70%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a424cf  rgb(164, 36, 207)  hsl(285, 70%, 48%)  Dark Orchid