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#C09511

#c09511 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c09511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 58.43% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.4% magenta, 91.15% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 45.26°, with 83.73% saturation and 40.98% 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 7.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 5.14.

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Relative luminance0.3274

Complementary

  1. #c09511
  2. #113cc0

Split complementary

  1. #c09511
  2. #1193c0
  3. #3e11c0

Analogous

  1. #c03e11
  2. #c09511
  3. #93c011

Triadic

  1. #c09511
  2. #11c095
  3. #9511c0

Tetradic

  1. #c09511
  2. #3cc011
  3. #113cc0
  4. #9511c0

Square

  1. #c09511
  2. #11c03e
  3. #113cc0
  4. #c01193

Monochromatic

  1. #332805
  2. #7a5e0b
  3. #c09511
  4. #edbf31
  5. #f3d577

Shades

#c09511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c09511
  2. #ad860f
  3. #9a770e
  4. #86680c
  5. #73590a
  6. #604b09
  7. #4d3c07
  8. #3a2d05
  9. #261e03
  10. #130f02
  11. #000000

Tints

#c09511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c09511
  2. #c6a029
  3. #cdaa41
  4. #d3b558
  5. #d9bf70
  6. #e0ca88
  7. #e6d5a0
  8. #ecdfb8
  9. #f2eacf
  10. #f9f4e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c09511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c09511
  2. #ba931c
  3. #b39127
  4. #ad8f32
  5. #a68d3d
  6. #a08b49
  7. #9a8854
  8. #93865f
  9. #8d846a
  10. #868275
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab997b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a01d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1867f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b39500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89c19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca8c65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c09511 {
  color: #c09511;
}
Background
.bg-c09511 {
  background-color: #c09511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c09511 {
  border: 2px solid #c09511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c09511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 149 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 84% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c09511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c09511, #93c011);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c09511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 149 17 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.14 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.83 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.45 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.57 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.19 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 9.36 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.72 #3f6aee Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c09511  rgb(192, 149, 17)  hsl(45, 84%, 41%)  Dark Goldenrod
#113cc0  rgb(17, 60, 192)  hsl(225, 84%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#11c095  rgb(17, 192, 149)  hsl(165, 84%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#9511c0  rgb(149, 17, 192)  hsl(285, 84%, 41%)  Dark Violet