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#997D12

#997d12 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#997d12 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 49.02% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.3% magenta, 88.24% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 47.56°, with 78.95% saturation and 33.53% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 7.97.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.2148

Complementary

  1. #997d12
  2. #122e99

Split complementary

  1. #997d12
  2. #127199
  3. #3a1299

Analogous

  1. #993a12
  2. #997d12
  3. #719912

Triadic

  1. #997d12
  2. #12997d
  3. #7d1299

Tetradic

  1. #997d12
  2. #2e9912
  3. #122e99
  4. #7d1299

Square

  1. #997d12
  2. #12993a
  3. #122e99
  4. #991271

Monochromatic

  1. #120f02
  2. #55450a
  3. #997d12
  4. #ddb51a
  5. #ebcd59

Shades

#997d12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #997d12
  2. #8a7110
  3. #7a640e
  4. #6b580d
  5. #5c4b0b
  6. #4d3f09
  7. #3d3207
  8. #2e2605
  9. #1f1904
  10. #0f0d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#997d12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #997d12
  2. #a38a2a
  3. #ad9741
  4. #b8a459
  5. #c2b171
  6. #ccbe89
  7. #d6cba0
  8. #e0d8b8
  9. #ebe5d0
  10. #f5f2e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#997d12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #997d12
  2. #977d1d
  3. #947e28
  4. #927e33
  5. #8f7e3e
  6. #8d7f49
  7. #8a7f54
  8. #887f5f
  9. #857f6a
  10. #838075
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b7f65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c7b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93831b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6726a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #927c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #958118 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a17654 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-997d12 {
  color: #997d12;
}
Background
.bg-997d12 {
  background-color: #997d12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-997d12 {
  border: 2px solid #997d12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #997d12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 125 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 79% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-997d12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #997d12, #719912);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-997d12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 125 18 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.97 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.77 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.81 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 13.38 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 15.43 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 15.55 #b87333 Copper ΔE 15.61 #6682ed Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#997d12  rgb(153, 125, 18)  hsl(48, 79%, 34%)  Dark Goldenrod
#122e99  rgb(18, 46, 153)  hsl(228, 79%, 34%)  Smalt
#12997d  rgb(18, 153, 125)  hsl(168, 79%, 34%)  Persian Green
#7d1299  rgb(125, 18, 153)  hsl(288, 79%, 34%)  Dark Magenta