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#9C8024

#9c8024 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9c8024 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 50.2% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.95% magenta, 76.92% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 46°, with 62.5% saturation and 37.65% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 7.45.

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Relative luminance0.2263

Complementary

  1. #9c8024
  2. #24409c

Split complementary

  1. #9c8024
  2. #247c9c
  3. #44249c

Analogous

  1. #9c4424
  2. #9c8024
  3. #7c9c24

Triadic

  1. #9c8024
  2. #249c80
  3. #80249c

Tetradic

  1. #9c8024
  2. #409c24
  3. #24409c
  4. #80249c

Square

  1. #9c8024
  2. #249c44
  3. #24409c
  4. #9c247c

Monochromatic

  1. #201a07
  2. #5e4d16
  3. #9c8024
  4. #d2af3b
  5. #e0c879

Shades

#9c8024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c8024
  2. #8c7320
  3. #7d661d
  4. #6d5a19
  5. #5e4d16
  6. #4e4012
  7. #3e330e
  8. #2f260b
  9. #1f1a07
  10. #100d04
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c8024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c8024
  2. #a68d3a
  3. #b09950
  4. #baa666
  5. #c4b37c
  6. #cec092
  7. #d7cca7
  8. #e1d9bd
  9. #ebe6d3
  10. #f5f2e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c8024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c8024
  2. #99802d
  3. #968036
  4. #948040
  5. #918049
  6. #8e8052
  7. #8b805b
  8. #888064
  9. #86806e
  10. #838077
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e826a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f7e14 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #968629 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a9756e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #947f1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #988427 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a47959 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c8024 {
  color: #9c8024;
}
Background
.bg-9c8024 {
  background-color: #9c8024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c8024 {
  border: 2px solid #9c8024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c8024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 128 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 63% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c8024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c8024, #7c9c24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c8024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 128 36 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.45 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.31 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 12.00 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.36 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 14.18 #b87333 Copper ΔE 14.78 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 15.06 #637fdb Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#9c8024  rgb(156, 128, 36)  hsl(46, 63%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#24409c  rgb(36, 64, 156)  hsl(226, 63%, 38%)  Cobalt Blue
#249c80  rgb(36, 156, 128)  hsl(166, 63%, 38%)  Persian Green
#80249c  rgb(128, 36, 156)  hsl(286, 63%, 38%)  Dark Magenta