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#C1942A

#c1942a ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c1942a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 58.04% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.32% magenta, 78.24% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 42.12°, with 64.26% saturation and 46.08% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.46.

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Relative luminance0.3268

Complementary

  1. #c1942a
  2. #2a57c1

Split complementary

  1. #c1942a
  2. #2aa3c1
  3. #492ac1

Analogous

  1. #c1492a
  2. #c1942a
  3. #a3c12a

Triadic

  1. #c1942a
  2. #2ac194
  3. #942ac1

Tetradic

  1. #c1942a
  2. #57c12a
  3. #2a57c1
  4. #942ac1

Square

  1. #c1942a
  2. #2ac149
  3. #2a57c1
  4. #c12aa3

Monochromatic

  1. #43340f
  2. #82641c
  3. #c1942a
  4. #dcb65c
  5. #e9d29b

Shades

#c1942a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1942a
  2. #ae8526
  3. #9a7622
  4. #87681d
  5. #745919
  6. #614a15
  7. #4d3b11
  8. #3a2c0d
  9. #271e08
  10. #130f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1942a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1942a
  2. #c79f3f
  3. #cda955
  4. #d4b46a
  5. #dabf7f
  6. #e0ca95
  7. #e6d4aa
  8. #ecdfbf
  9. #f3ead4
  10. #f9f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1942a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1942a
  2. #bb9233
  3. #b4903b
  4. #ae8e44
  5. #a78c4c
  6. #a18a55
  7. #9a885e
  8. #948666
  9. #8d846f
  10. #878277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab987d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79416 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a02f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d28680 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29420 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89b2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb8c68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1942a {
  color: #c1942a;
}
Background
.bg-c1942a {
  background-color: #c1942a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1942a {
  border: 2px solid #c1942a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1942a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 148 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 64% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1942a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1942a, #a3c12a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1942a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 148 42 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.46 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.13 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.84 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.10 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.69 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.14 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.72 #3e6bd5 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c1942a  rgb(193, 148, 42)  hsl(42, 64%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2a57c1  rgb(42, 87, 193)  hsl(222, 64%, 46%)  Sapphire
#2ac194  rgb(42, 193, 148)  hsl(162, 64%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#942ac1  rgb(148, 42, 193)  hsl(282, 64%, 46%)  Dark Orchid