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#CD8917

#cd8917 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cd8917 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 53.73% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.17% magenta, 88.78% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 37.58°, with 79.82% saturation and 44.71% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.6.

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Relative luminance0.3093

Complementary

  1. #cd8917
  2. #175bcd

Split complementary

  1. #cd8917
  2. #17b6cd
  3. #2e17cd

Analogous

  1. #cd2e17
  2. #cd8917
  3. #b6cd17

Triadic

  1. #cd8917
  2. #17cd89
  3. #8917cd

Tetradic

  1. #cd8917
  2. #5bcd17
  3. #175bcd
  4. #8917cd

Square

  1. #cd8917
  2. #17cd2e
  3. #175bcd
  4. #cd17b6

Monochromatic

  1. #432d08
  2. #885b0f
  3. #cd8917
  4. #eaad46
  5. #f2cc8b

Shades

#cd8917 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd8917
  2. #b97b15
  3. #a46e12
  4. #906010
  5. #7b520e
  6. #67450c
  7. #523709
  8. #3e2907
  9. #291b05
  10. #150e02
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd8917 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd8917
  2. #d2952e
  3. #d7a145
  4. #dcac5d
  5. #e1b874
  6. #e6c48b
  7. #ebd0a2
  8. #f0dcb9
  9. #f5e7d1
  10. #faf3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd8917 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd8917
  2. #c58822
  3. #be872c
  4. #b68637
  5. #ae8541
  6. #a7854c
  7. #9f8456
  8. #978361
  9. #8f826b
  10. #888176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af9278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e07875 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b48c01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd961a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d97f5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cd8917 {
  color: #cd8917;
}
Background
.bg-cd8917 {
  background-color: #cd8917;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd8917 {
  border: 2px solid #cd8917;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd8917;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 137 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 80% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd8917 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd8917, #b6cd17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd8917 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 137 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.60 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.11 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 6.39 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.88 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 7.00 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.03 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.80 #3276e8 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#cd8917  rgb(205, 137, 23)  hsl(38, 80%, 45%)  Dark Goldenrod
#175bcd  rgb(23, 91, 205)  hsl(218, 80%, 45%)  Denim
#17cd89  rgb(23, 205, 137)  hsl(158, 80%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#8917cd  rgb(137, 23, 205)  hsl(278, 80%, 45%)  Dark Violet