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#C19C03

#c19c03 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c19c03 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 61.18% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.17% magenta, 98.45% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 48.32°, with 96.94% saturation and 38.43% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3512

Complementary

  1. #c19c03
  2. #0328c1

Split complementary

  1. #c19c03
  2. #0387c1
  3. #3d03c1

Analogous

  1. #c13d03
  2. #c19c03
  3. #87c103

Triadic

  1. #c19c03
  2. #03c19c
  3. #9c03c1

Tetradic

  1. #c19c03
  2. #28c103
  3. #0328c1
  4. #9c03c1

Square

  1. #c19c03
  2. #03c13d
  3. #0328c1
  4. #c10387

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2201
  2. #765f02
  3. #c19c03
  4. #fbcf15
  5. #fdde60

Shades

#c19c03 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19c03
  2. #ae8c03
  3. #9a7d02
  4. #876d02
  5. #745e02
  6. #614e02
  7. #4d3e01
  8. #3a2f01
  9. #271f01
  10. #131000
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19c03 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19c03
  2. #c7a61c
  3. #cdb035
  4. #d4ba4f
  5. #dac468
  6. #e0ce81
  7. #e6d79a
  8. #ece1b3
  9. #f3ebcd
  10. #f9f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19c03 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19c03
  2. #bb9910
  3. #b4961c
  4. #ae9429
  5. #a79135
  6. #a18e42
  7. #9a8b4e
  8. #94885b
  9. #8d8667
  10. #878374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9e7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a418 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d28d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b79b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bca111 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb9369 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19c03 {
  color: #c19c03;
}
Background
.bg-c19c03 {
  background-color: #c19c03;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19c03 {
  border: 2px solid #c19c03;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19c03;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 156 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 97% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19c03 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19c03, #87c103);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19c03 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 156 3 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.68 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.72 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.39 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.49 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.94 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 9.25 #3e63fc Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c19c03  rgb(193, 156, 3)  hsl(48, 97%, 38%)  Metallic Gold
#0328c1  rgb(3, 40, 193)  hsl(228, 97%, 38%)  Persian Blue
#03c19c  rgb(3, 193, 156)  hsl(168, 97%, 38%)  Caribbean Green
#9c03c1  rgb(156, 3, 193)  hsl(288, 97%, 38%)  Dark Violet