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#C09A25

#c09a25 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c09a25 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 60.39% green and 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.79% magenta, 80.73% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 45.29°, with 67.69% saturation and 44.9% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3445

Complementary

  1. #c09a25
  2. #254bc0

Split complementary

  1. #c09a25
  2. #2598c0
  3. #4c25c0

Analogous

  1. #c04c25
  2. #c09a25
  3. #98c025

Triadic

  1. #c09a25
  2. #25c09a
  3. #9a25c0

Tetradic

  1. #c09a25
  2. #4bc025
  3. #254bc0
  4. #9a25c0

Square

  1. #c09a25
  2. #25c04c
  3. #254bc0
  4. #c02598

Monochromatic

  1. #40330c
  2. #806719
  3. #c09a25
  4. #debc54
  5. #ead594

Shades

#c09a25 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c09a25
  2. #ad8b21
  3. #9a7b1e
  4. #866c1a
  5. #735c16
  6. #604d13
  7. #4d3e0f
  8. #3a2e0b
  9. #261f07
  10. #130f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#c09a25 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c09a25
  2. #c6a43b
  3. #cdae51
  4. #d3b866
  5. #d9c27c
  6. #e0cd92
  7. #e6d7a8
  8. #ece1be
  9. #f2ebd3
  10. #f9f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c09a25 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c09a25
  2. #ba972e
  3. #b39537
  4. #ad9240
  5. #a69049
  6. #a08d53
  7. #9a8a5c
  8. #938865
  9. #8d856e
  10. #868377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad9d80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9906 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a32c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d08c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b59917 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba9f2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca926b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c09a25 {
  color: #c09a25;
}
Background
.bg-c09a25 {
  background-color: #c09a25;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c09a25 {
  border: 2px solid #c09a25;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c09a25;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 154 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 68% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c09a25 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c09a25, #98c025);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c09a25 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 154 37 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.63 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.01 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.73 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.31 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.00 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.72 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.95 #3f65da Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c09a25  rgb(192, 154, 37)  hsl(45, 68%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#254bc0  rgb(37, 75, 192)  hsl(225, 68%, 45%)  Sapphire
#25c09a  rgb(37, 192, 154)  hsl(165, 68%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#9a25c0  rgb(154, 37, 192)  hsl(285, 68%, 45%)  Dark Orchid