ColorTool
Log in
#CD970E

#cd970e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#cd970e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 59.22% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.34% magenta, 93.17% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 43.04°, with 87.21% saturation and 42.94% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.03.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9900
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3514

Complementary

  1. #cd970e
  2. #0e44cd

Split complementary

  1. #cd970e
  2. #0ea3cd
  3. #380ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd380e
  2. #cd970e
  3. #a3cd0e

Triadic

  1. #cd970e
  2. #0ecd97
  3. #970ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cd970e
  2. #44cd0e
  3. #0e44cd
  4. #970ecd

Square

  1. #cd970e
  2. #0ecd38
  3. #0e44cd
  4. #cd0ea3

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2e04
  2. #856209
  3. #cd970e
  4. #f1bc36
  5. #f6d47e

Shades

#cd970e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cd970e
  2. #b9880d
  3. #a4790b
  4. #906a0a
  5. #7b5b08
  6. #674c07
  7. #523c06
  8. #3e2d04
  9. #291e03
  10. #150f01
  11. #000000

Tints

#cd970e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cd970e
  2. #d2a126
  3. #d7ac3e
  4. #dcb656
  5. #e1c16e
  6. #e6cb87
  7. #ebd59f
  8. #f0e0b7
  9. #f5eacf
  10. #faf5e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cd970e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cd970e
  2. #c59519
  3. #be9225
  4. #b69030
  5. #ae8e3c
  6. #a78c47
  7. #9f8952
  8. #97875e
  9. #8f8569
  10. #888275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b49c7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa61a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e08781 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a016 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d88d66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-cd970e {
  color: #cd970e;
}
Background
.bg-cd970e {
  background-color: #cd970e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cd970e {
  border: 2px solid #cd970e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cd970e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 151 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cd970e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cd970e, #a3cd0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cd970e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 151 14 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.03 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.34 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.82 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.27 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.63 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.80 #3268f1 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#cd970e  rgb(205, 151, 14)  hsl(43, 87%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#0e44cd  rgb(14, 68, 205)  hsl(223, 87%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#0ecd97  rgb(14, 205, 151)  hsl(163, 87%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#970ecd  rgb(151, 14, 205)  hsl(283, 87%, 43%)  Dark Violet