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#C29931

#c29931 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c29931 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.13% magenta, 74.74% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 43.03°, with 59.67% saturation and 47.65% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3447

Complementary

  1. #c29931
  2. #315ac2

Split complementary

  1. #c29931
  2. #31a3c2
  3. #5031c2

Analogous

  1. #c25031
  2. #c29931
  3. #a3c231

Triadic

  1. #c29931
  2. #31c299
  3. #9931c2

Tetradic

  1. #c29931
  2. #5ac231
  3. #315ac2
  4. #9931c2

Square

  1. #c29931
  2. #31c250
  3. #315ac2
  4. #c231a3

Monochromatic

  1. #483912
  2. #856922
  3. #c29931
  4. #d9b867
  5. #e8d5a4

Shades

#c29931 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c29931
  2. #af8a2c
  3. #9b7a27
  4. #886b22
  5. #745c1d
  6. #614d19
  7. #4e3d14
  8. #3a2e0f
  9. #271f0a
  10. #130f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#c29931 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c29931
  2. #c8a346
  3. #cead5a
  4. #d4b86f
  5. #dac283
  6. #e1cc98
  7. #e7d6ad
  8. #ede0c1
  9. #f3ebd6
  10. #f9f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c29931 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c29931
  2. #bb9739
  3. #b59441
  4. #ae9249
  5. #a88f51
  6. #a18d59
  7. #9a8a60
  8. #948868
  9. #8d8570
  10. #878378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9c81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9821 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a336 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d28b84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b59928 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb9f34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc916d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c29931 {
  color: #c29931;
}
Background
.bg-c29931 {
  background-color: #c29931;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c29931 {
  border: 2px solid #c29931;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c29931;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 153 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 60% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c29931 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c29931, #a3c231);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c29931 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 153 49 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.50 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.09 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.57 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.15 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.39 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.89 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.89 #3d66ce Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c29931  rgb(194, 153, 49)  hsl(43, 60%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#315ac2  rgb(49, 90, 194)  hsl(223, 60%, 48%)  Sapphire
#31c299  rgb(49, 194, 153)  hsl(163, 60%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#9931c2  rgb(153, 49, 194)  hsl(283, 60%, 48%)  Dark Orchid