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#CC9727

#cc9727 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cc9727 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 59.22% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.98% magenta, 80.88% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 40.73°, with 67.9% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3512

Complementary

  1. #cc9727
  2. #275ccc

Split complementary

  1. #cc9727
  2. #27afcc
  3. #4527cc

Analogous

  1. #cc4527
  2. #cc9727
  3. #afcc27

Triadic

  1. #cc9727
  2. #27cc97
  3. #9727cc

Tetradic

  1. #cc9727
  2. #5ccc27
  3. #275ccc
  4. #9727cc

Square

  1. #cc9727
  2. #27cc45
  3. #275ccc
  4. #cc27af

Monochromatic

  1. #4c380e
  2. #8c671b
  3. #cc9727
  4. #e0b75f
  5. #edd49f

Shades

#cc9727 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cc9727
  2. #b88823
  3. #a3791f
  4. #8f6a1b
  5. #7a5b17
  6. #664c14
  7. #523c10
  8. #3d2d0c
  9. #291e08
  10. #140f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#cc9727 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cc9727
  2. #d1a13d
  3. #d6ac52
  4. #dbb668
  5. #e0c17d
  6. #e6cb93
  7. #ebd5a9
  8. #f0e0be
  9. #f5ead4
  10. #faf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cc9727 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cc9727
  2. #c49530
  3. #bd9239
  4. #b59042
  5. #ae8e4b
  6. #a68c54
  7. #9e895c
  8. #978765
  9. #8f856e
  10. #888277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b39c81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac980d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a52d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de8782 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba981a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1a02a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d78e69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cc9727 {
  color: #cc9727;
}
Background
.bg-cc9727 {
  background-color: #cc9727;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cc9727 {
  border: 2px solid #cc9727;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cc9727;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 151 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cc9727 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cc9727, #afcc27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cc9727 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 151 39 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.57 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.32 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.64 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.19 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.41 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.87 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.04 #3368d8 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cc9727  rgb(204, 151, 39)  hsl(41, 68%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#275ccc  rgb(39, 92, 204)  hsl(221, 68%, 48%)  Denim
#27cc97  rgb(39, 204, 151)  hsl(161, 68%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#9727cc  rgb(151, 39, 204)  hsl(281, 68%, 48%)  Dark Orchid