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#C2991C

#c2991c ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c2991c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 60% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.13% magenta, 85.57% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 45.18°, with 74.77% saturation and 43.53% 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 7.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3434

Complementary

  1. #c2991c
  2. #1c45c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2991c
  2. #1c98c2
  3. #461cc2

Analogous

  1. #c2461c
  2. #c2991c
  3. #98c21c

Triadic

  1. #c2991c
  2. #1cc299
  3. #991cc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2991c
  2. #45c21c
  3. #1c45c2
  4. #991cc2

Square

  1. #c2991c
  2. #1cc246
  3. #1c45c2
  4. #c21c98

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3009
  2. #7f6412
  3. #c2991c
  4. #e4bd46
  5. #eed589

Shades

#c2991c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2991c
  2. #af8a19
  3. #9b7a16
  4. #886b14
  5. #745c11
  6. #614d0e
  7. #4e3d0b
  8. #3a2e08
  9. #271f06
  10. #130f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2991c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2991c
  2. #c8a333
  3. #cead49
  4. #d4b860
  5. #dac277
  6. #e1cc8e
  7. #e7d6a4
  8. #ede0bb
  9. #f3ebd2
  10. #f9f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2991c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2991c
  2. #bb9726
  3. #b59430
  4. #ae923a
  5. #a88f44
  6. #a18d4e
  7. #9a8a58
  8. #948862
  9. #8d856c
  10. #878376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9c7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a325 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d38a83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b59805 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb9f22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc9069 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2991c {
  color: #c2991c;
}
Background
.bg-c2991c {
  background-color: #c2991c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2991c {
  border: 2px solid #c2991c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2991c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 153 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 75% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2991c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2991c, #98c21c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2991c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 153 28 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.24 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.30 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.48 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.67 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.70 #3d66e3 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c2991c  rgb(194, 153, 28)  hsl(45, 75%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#1c45c2  rgb(28, 69, 194)  hsl(225, 75%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#1cc299  rgb(28, 194, 153)  hsl(165, 75%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#991cc2  rgb(153, 28, 194)  hsl(285, 75%, 44%)  Dark Violet