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#C0971A

#c0971a ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c0971a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 59.22% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.35% magenta, 86.46% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 45.18°, with 76.15% saturation and 42.75% 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 7.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3341

Complementary

  1. #c0971a
  2. #1a43c0

Split complementary

  1. #c0971a
  2. #1a96c0
  3. #441ac0

Analogous

  1. #c0441a
  2. #c0971a
  3. #96c01a

Triadic

  1. #c0971a
  2. #1ac097
  3. #971ac0

Tetradic

  1. #c0971a
  2. #43c01a
  3. #1a43c0
  4. #971ac0

Square

  1. #c0971a
  2. #1ac044
  3. #1a43c0
  4. #c01a96

Monochromatic

  1. #392d08
  2. #7d6211
  3. #c0971a
  4. #e5bd41
  5. #eed485

Shades

#c0971a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c0971a
  2. #ad8817
  3. #9a7915
  4. #866a12
  5. #735b10
  6. #604c0d
  7. #4d3c0a
  8. #3a2d08
  9. #261e05
  10. #130f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c0971a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c0971a
  2. #c6a131
  3. #cdac48
  4. #d3b65f
  5. #d9c176
  6. #e0cb8d
  7. #e6d5a3
  8. #ece0ba
  9. #f2ead1
  10. #f9f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c0971a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c0971a
  2. #ba9524
  3. #b3922e
  4. #ad9039
  5. #a68e43
  6. #a08c4d
  7. #9a8957
  8. #938761
  9. #8d856c
  10. #868276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9a7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aa9600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a123 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d18981 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b39602 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99d20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca8f67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c0971a {
  color: #c0971a;
}
Background
.bg-c0971a {
  background-color: #c0971a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c0971a {
  border: 2px solid #c0971a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c0971a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 151 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 76% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c0971a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c0971a, #96c01a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c0971a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 151 26 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.67 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.75 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.84 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.44 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.84 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 9.02 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.30 #3f68e5 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c0971a  rgb(192, 151, 26)  hsl(45, 76%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#1a43c0  rgb(26, 67, 192)  hsl(225, 76%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#1ac097  rgb(26, 192, 151)  hsl(165, 76%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#971ac0  rgb(151, 26, 192)  hsl(285, 76%, 43%)  Dark Violet