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#9C8317

#9c8317 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9c8317 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 51.37% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.03% magenta, 85.26% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 48.72°, with 74.3% saturation and 35.1% 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 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 7.88.

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Relative luminance0.2336

Complementary

  1. #9c8317
  2. #17309c

Split complementary

  1. #9c8317
  2. #17739c
  3. #41179c

Analogous

  1. #9c4117
  2. #9c8317
  3. #739c17

Triadic

  1. #9c8317
  2. #179c83
  3. #83179c

Tetradic

  1. #9c8317
  2. #309c17
  3. #17309c
  4. #83179c

Square

  1. #9c8317
  2. #179c41
  3. #17309c
  4. #9c1773

Monochromatic

  1. #171303
  2. #594b0d
  3. #9c8317
  4. #debb21
  5. #e8cf64

Shades

#9c8317 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c8317
  2. #8c7615
  3. #7d6912
  4. #6d5c10
  5. #5e4f0e
  6. #4e420c
  7. #3e3409
  8. #2f2707
  9. #1f1a05
  10. #100d02
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c8317 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c8317
  2. #a68f2e
  3. #b09c45
  4. #baa85d
  5. #c4b574
  6. #cec18b
  7. #d7cda2
  8. #e1dab9
  9. #ebe6d1
  10. #f5f3e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c8317 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c8317
  2. #998322
  3. #96822c
  4. #948237
  5. #918241
  6. #8e824c
  7. #8b8156
  8. #888161
  9. #86816b
  10. #838076
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f846a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988820 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a97870 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #968105 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a861c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a47c59 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c8317 {
  color: #9c8317;
}
Background
.bg-9c8317 {
  background-color: #9c8317;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9c8317 {
  border: 2px solid #9c8317;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c8317;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 131 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 74% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c8317 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c8317, #739c17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c8317 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 131 23 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.88 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.19 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 11.24 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 13.89 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 14.57 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 14.69 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 14.90 #637ce8 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#9c8317  rgb(156, 131, 23)  hsl(49, 74%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#17309c  rgb(23, 48, 156)  hsl(229, 74%, 35%)  Egyptian Blue
#179c83  rgb(23, 156, 131)  hsl(169, 74%, 35%)  Persian Green
#83179c  rgb(131, 23, 156)  hsl(289, 74%, 35%)  Dark Magenta