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#C1981C

#c1981c ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c1981c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.24% magenta, 85.49% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 45.09°, with 74.66% saturation and 43.33% 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 7.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.42.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3388

Complementary

  1. #c1981c
  2. #1c45c1

Split complementary

  1. #c1981c
  2. #1c97c1
  3. #451cc1

Analogous

  1. #c1451c
  2. #c1981c
  3. #97c11c

Triadic

  1. #c1981c
  2. #1cc198
  3. #981cc1

Tetradic

  1. #c1981c
  2. #45c11c
  3. #1c45c1
  4. #981cc1

Square

  1. #c1981c
  2. #1cc145
  3. #1c45c1
  4. #c11c97

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2f09
  2. #7e6312
  3. #c1981c
  4. #e4bd45
  5. #eed588

Shades

#c1981c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1981c
  2. #ae8919
  3. #9a7a16
  4. #876a14
  5. #745b11
  6. #614c0e
  7. #4d3d0b
  8. #3a2e08
  9. #271e06
  10. #130f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1981c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1981c
  2. #c7a233
  3. #cdad49
  4. #d4b760
  5. #dac177
  6. #e0cc8e
  7. #e6d6a4
  8. #ece0bb
  9. #f3ead2
  10. #f9f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1981c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1981c
  2. #bb9626
  3. #b49330
  4. #ae913a
  5. #a78e44
  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 7.78:1 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 #b5a225 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d28a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49705 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba9e22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb9068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1981c {
  color: #c1981c;
}
Background
.bg-c1981c {
  background-color: #c1981c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1981c {
  border: 2px solid #c1981c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1981c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 152 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 75% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1981c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1981c, #97c11c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1981c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 152 28 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.42 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.01 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.54 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.31 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.73 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.75 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.00 #3e67e3 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c1981c  rgb(193, 152, 28)  hsl(45, 75%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#1c45c1  rgb(28, 69, 193)  hsl(225, 75%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#1cc198  rgb(28, 193, 152)  hsl(165, 75%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#981cc1  rgb(152, 28, 193)  hsl(285, 75%, 43%)  Dark Violet