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#9B7C19

#9b7c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9b7c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60.78% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 83.87% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 45.69°, with 72.22% saturation and 35.29% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 7.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.2145

Complementary

  1. #9b7c19
  2. #19389b

Split complementary

  1. #9b7c19
  2. #19799b
  3. #3b199b

Analogous

  1. #9b3b19
  2. #9b7c19
  3. #799b19

Triadic

  1. #9b7c19
  2. #199b7c
  3. #7c199b

Tetradic

  1. #9b7c19
  2. #389b19
  3. #19389b
  4. #7c199b

Square

  1. #9b7c19
  2. #199b3b
  3. #19389b
  4. #9b1979

Monochromatic

  1. #171304
  2. #59470e
  3. #9b7c19
  4. #dcb025
  5. #e6c867

Shades

#9b7c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9b7c19
  2. #8c7017
  3. #7c6314
  4. #6d5712
  5. #5d4a0f
  6. #4e3e0d
  7. #3e320a
  8. #2f2508
  9. #1f1905
  10. #100c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#9b7c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9b7c19
  2. #a58930
  3. #af9647
  4. #b9a35e
  5. #c3b075
  6. #cdbe8c
  7. #d7cba3
  8. #e1d8ba
  9. #ebe5d1
  10. #f5f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9b7c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9b7c19
  2. #987c23
  3. #967d2e
  4. #937d38
  5. #907e42
  6. #8e7e4d
  7. #8b7e57
  8. #887f61
  9. #857f6b
  10. #838076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b7e66 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #938320 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9706a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #927b0b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96801d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a37555 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9b7c19 {
  color: #9b7c19;
}
Background
.bg-9b7c19 {
  background-color: #9b7c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9b7c19 {
  border: 2px solid #9b7c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9b7c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 155 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9b7c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9b7c19, #799b19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9b7c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(155 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.35 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.90 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 10.72 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 13.84 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 14.18 #b87333 Copper ΔE 14.28 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 14.76 #6483e6 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#9b7c19  rgb(155, 124, 25)  hsl(46, 72%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#19389b  rgb(25, 56, 155)  hsl(226, 72%, 35%)  Smalt
#199b7c  rgb(25, 155, 124)  hsl(166, 72%, 35%)  Jungle Green
#7c199b  rgb(124, 25, 155)  hsl(286, 72%, 35%)  Dark Magenta