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#C1981B

#c1981b ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c1981b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 59.61% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.24% magenta, 86.01% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 45.18°, with 75.45% saturation and 43.14% 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 7.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.42.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3387

Complementary

  1. #c1981b
  2. #1b44c1

Split complementary

  1. #c1981b
  2. #1b97c1
  3. #451bc1

Analogous

  1. #c1451b
  2. #c1981b
  3. #97c11b

Triadic

  1. #c1981b
  2. #1bc198
  3. #981bc1

Tetradic

  1. #c1981b
  2. #44c11b
  3. #1b44c1
  4. #981bc1

Square

  1. #c1981b
  2. #1bc145
  3. #1b44c1
  4. #c11b97

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2e08
  2. #7e6312
  3. #c1981b
  4. #e5bd44
  5. #eed587

Shades

#c1981b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1981b
  2. #ae8918
  3. #9a7a16
  4. #876a13
  5. #745b10
  6. #614c0e
  7. #4d3d0b
  8. #3a2e08
  9. #271e05
  10. #130f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1981b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1981b
  2. #c7a232
  3. #cdad49
  4. #d4b75f
  5. #dac176
  6. #e0cc8d
  7. #e6d6a4
  8. #ece0bb
  9. #f3ead1
  10. #f9f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1981b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1981b
  2. #bb9625
  3. #b4932f
  4. #ae9139
  5. #a78e43
  6. #a18c4e
  7. #9a8a58
  8. #948762
  9. #8d856c
  10. #878276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad9b7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a224 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d28982 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49703 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba9e21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb9068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1981b {
  color: #c1981b;
}
Background
.bg-c1981b {
  background-color: #c1981b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1981b {
  border: 2px solid #c1981b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1981b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 152 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 75% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1981b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1981b, #97c11b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1981b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 152 27 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.42 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.02 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.54 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.32 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.75 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.75 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.00 #3e67e4 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c1981b  rgb(193, 152, 27)  hsl(45, 75%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#1b44c1  rgb(27, 68, 193)  hsl(225, 75%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#1bc198  rgb(27, 193, 152)  hsl(165, 75%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#981bc1  rgb(152, 27, 193)  hsl(285, 75%, 43%)  Dark Violet