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#C29937

#c29937 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c29937 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 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.13% magenta, 71.65% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 42.3°, with 55.82% saturation and 48.82% 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 5.78.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3453

Complementary

  1. #c29937
  2. #3760c2

Split complementary

  1. #c29937
  2. #37a5c2
  3. #5337c2

Analogous

  1. #c25337
  2. #c29937
  3. #a5c237

Triadic

  1. #c29937
  2. #37c299
  3. #9937c2

Tetradic

  1. #c29937
  2. #60c237
  3. #3760c2
  4. #9937c2

Square

  1. #c29937
  2. #37c253
  3. #3760c2
  4. #c237a5

Monochromatic

  1. #4b3b15
  2. #866a26
  3. #c29937
  4. #d6b86f
  5. #e7d5ab

Shades

#c29937 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c29937
  2. #af8a32
  3. #9b7a2c
  4. #886b27
  5. #745c21
  6. #614d1c
  7. #4e3d16
  8. #3a2e11
  9. #271f0b
  10. #130f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#c29937 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c29937
  2. #c8a34b
  3. #cead5f
  4. #d4b873
  5. #dac287
  6. #e1cc9b
  7. #e7d6af
  8. #ede0c3
  9. #f3ebd7
  10. #f9f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c29937 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c29937
  2. #bb973e
  3. #b59446
  4. #ae924d
  5. #a88f54
  6. #a18d5c
  7. #9a8a63
  8. #94886a
  9. #8d8571
  10. #878379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9c82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab982a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b5a33b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d28b85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5992f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba9f3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc916e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c29937 {
  color: #c29937;
}
Background
.bg-c29937 {
  background-color: #c29937;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c29937 {
  border: 2px solid #c29937;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c29937;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 153 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 56% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c29937 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c29937, #a5c237);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c29937 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 153 55 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.78 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.84 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.27 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.39 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.50 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.86 #3d66c8 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c29937  rgb(194, 153, 55)  hsl(42, 56%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#3760c2  rgb(55, 96, 194)  hsl(222, 56%, 49%)  Denim
#37c299  rgb(55, 194, 153)  hsl(162, 56%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#9937c2  rgb(153, 55, 194)  hsl(282, 56%, 49%)  Dark Orchid