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#C19900

#c19900 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c19900 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 60% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.73% magenta, 100% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 47.56°, with 100% saturation and 37.84% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3412

Complementary

  1. #c19900
  2. #0028c1

Split complementary

  1. #c19900
  2. #0089c1
  3. #3800c1

Analogous

  1. #c13800
  2. #c19900
  3. #89c100

Triadic

  1. #c19900
  2. #00c199
  3. #9900c1

Tetradic

  1. #c19900
  2. #28c100
  3. #0028c1
  4. #9900c1

Square

  1. #c19900
  2. #00c138
  3. #0028c1
  4. #c10089

Monochromatic

  1. #282000
  2. #745c00
  3. #c19900
  4. #ffcd0e
  5. #ffdd5b

Shades

#c19900 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19900
  2. #ae8a00
  3. #9a7a00
  4. #876b00
  5. #745c00
  6. #614d00
  7. #4d3d00
  8. #3a2e00
  9. #271f00
  10. #130f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19900 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19900
  2. #c7a31a
  3. #cdad33
  4. #d4b84d
  5. #dac266
  6. #e0cc80
  7. #e6d699
  8. #ece0b3
  9. #f3ebcc
  10. #f9f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19900 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19900
  2. #bb970d
  3. #b4941a
  4. #ae9226
  5. #a78f33
  6. #a18d40
  7. #9a8a4d
  8. #94885a
  9. #8d8566
  10. #878373
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ad9c7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a215 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d28a82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b59800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb9f0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb9066 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19900 {
  color: #c19900;
}
Background
.bg-c19900 {
  background-color: #c19900;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19900 {
  border: 2px solid #c19900;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19900;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 153 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 100% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19900 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19900, #89c100);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19900 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 153 0 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.56 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.39 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.84 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.34 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.91 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.34 #3e66ff Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c19900  rgb(193, 153, 0)  hsl(48, 100%, 38%)  Goldenrod
#0028c1  rgb(0, 40, 193)  hsl(228, 100%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#00c199  rgb(0, 193, 153)  hsl(168, 100%, 38%)  Caribbean Green
#9900c1  rgb(153, 0, 193)  hsl(288, 100%, 38%)  Dark Violet