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#C49720

#c49720 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c49720 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 59.22% green and 12.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.96% magenta, 83.67% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 43.54°, with 71.93% saturation and 44.71% 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 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3397

Complementary

  1. #c49720
  2. #204dc4

Split complementary

  1. #c49720
  2. #209fc4
  3. #4520c4

Analogous

  1. #c44520
  2. #c49720
  3. #9fc420

Triadic

  1. #c49720
  2. #20c497
  3. #9720c4

Tetradic

  1. #c49720
  2. #4dc420
  3. #204dc4
  4. #9720c4

Square

  1. #c49720
  2. #20c445
  3. #204dc4
  4. #c4209f

Monochromatic

  1. #40320b
  2. #826415
  3. #c49720
  4. #e2ba4e
  5. #edd390

Shades

#c49720 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c49720
  2. #b0881d
  3. #9d791a
  4. #896a16
  5. #765b13
  6. #624c10
  7. #4e3c0d
  8. #3b2d0a
  9. #271e06
  10. #140f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c49720 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c49720
  2. #caa136
  3. #d0ac4d
  4. #d6b663
  5. #dcc179
  6. #e2cb90
  7. #e7d5a6
  8. #ede0bc
  9. #f3ead2
  10. #f9f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c49720 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c49720
  2. #bd952a
  3. #b69233
  4. #b0903d
  5. #a98e46
  6. #a28c50
  7. #9b895a
  8. #948763
  9. #8e856d
  10. #878276
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9b7e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ab9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a228 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d58881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5970f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bc9e25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf8e68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c49720 {
  color: #c49720;
}
Background
.bg-c49720 {
  background-color: #c49720;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c49720 {
  border: 2px solid #c49720;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c49720;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 151 32;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 72% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c49720 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c49720, #9fc420);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c49720 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 151 32 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.99 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.97 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.59 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.30 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.03 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.31 #3b68df Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c49720  rgb(196, 151, 32)  hsl(44, 72%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#204dc4  rgb(32, 77, 196)  hsl(224, 72%, 45%)  Sapphire
#20c497  rgb(32, 196, 151)  hsl(164, 72%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#9720c4  rgb(151, 32, 196)  hsl(284, 72%, 45%)  Dark Violet