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#C19A21

#c19a21 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c19a21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 60.39% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.21% magenta, 82.9% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 45.38°, with 70.8% saturation and 44.31% 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 7.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3456

Complementary

  1. #c19a21
  2. #2148c1

Split complementary

  1. #c19a21
  2. #2198c1
  3. #4a21c1

Analogous

  1. #c14a21
  2. #c19a21
  3. #98c121

Triadic

  1. #c19a21
  2. #21c19a
  3. #9a21c1

Tetradic

  1. #c19a21
  2. #48c121
  3. #2148c1
  4. #9a21c1

Square

  1. #c19a21
  2. #21c14a
  3. #2148c1
  4. #c12198

Monochromatic

  1. #3e320b
  2. #806616
  3. #c19a21
  4. #e1bd4e
  5. #ecd58f

Shades

#c19a21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19a21
  2. #ae8b1e
  3. #9a7b1a
  4. #876c17
  5. #745c14
  6. #614d11
  7. #4d3e0d
  8. #3a2e0a
  9. #271f07
  10. #130f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19a21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19a21
  2. #c7a437
  3. #cdae4d
  4. #d4b864
  5. #dac27a
  6. #e0cd90
  7. #e6d7a6
  8. #ece1bc
  9. #f3ebd3
  10. #f9f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19a21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19a21
  2. #bb972b
  3. #b49534
  4. #ae923e
  5. #a79047
  6. #a18d51
  7. #9a8a5a
  8. #948864
  9. #8d856d
  10. #878377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9d7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a329 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d28c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b59910 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba026 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb926a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19a21 {
  color: #c19a21;
}
Background
.bg-c19a21 {
  background-color: #c19a21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19a21 {
  border: 2px solid #c19a21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19a21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 154 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 71% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19a21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19a21, #98c121);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19a21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 154 33 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.39 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.96 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.69 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.59 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.60 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.12 #3e65de Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c19a21  rgb(193, 154, 33)  hsl(45, 71%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#2148c1  rgb(33, 72, 193)  hsl(225, 71%, 44%)  Cobalt Blue
#21c19a  rgb(33, 193, 154)  hsl(165, 71%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#9a21c1  rgb(154, 33, 193)  hsl(285, 71%, 44%)  Dark Orchid