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#C49B19

#c49b19 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c49b19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 60.78% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.92% magenta, 87.24% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 45.61°, with 77.38% saturation and 43.33% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.74.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3525

Complementary

  1. #c49b19
  2. #1942c4

Split complementary

  1. #c49b19
  2. #1998c4
  3. #4519c4

Analogous

  1. #c44519
  2. #c49b19
  3. #98c419

Triadic

  1. #c49b19
  2. #19c49b
  3. #9b19c4

Tetradic

  1. #c49b19
  2. #42c419
  3. #1942c4
  4. #9b19c4

Square

  1. #c49b19
  2. #19c445
  3. #1942c4
  4. #c41998

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3008
  2. #806510
  3. #c49b19
  4. #e7c043
  5. #f0d686

Shades

#c49b19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c49b19
  2. #b08c17
  3. #9d7c14
  4. #896d12
  5. #765d0f
  6. #624e0d
  7. #4e3e0a
  8. #3b2f08
  9. #271f05
  10. #141003
  11. #000000

Tints

#c49b19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c49b19
  2. #caa530
  3. #d0af47
  4. #d6b95e
  5. #dcc375
  6. #e2cd8c
  7. #e7d7a3
  8. #ede1ba
  9. #f3ebd1
  10. #f9f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c49b19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c49b19
  2. #bd9823
  3. #b6962e
  4. #b09338
  5. #a99042
  6. #a28e4d
  7. #9b8b57
  8. #948861
  9. #8e856b
  10. #878376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b09e80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a523 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d58c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89a00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda11f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce926a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c49b19 {
  color: #c49b19;
}
Background
.bg-c49b19 {
  background-color: #c49b19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c49b19 {
  border: 2px solid #c49b19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c49b19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 155 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 77% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c49b19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c49b19, #98c419);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c49b19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 155 25 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.74 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.66 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.94 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.94 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.10 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.12 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.63 #3b64e6 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c49b19  rgb(196, 155, 25)  hsl(46, 77%, 43%)  Goldenrod
#1942c4  rgb(25, 66, 196)  hsl(226, 77%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#19c49b  rgb(25, 196, 155)  hsl(166, 77%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#9b19c4  rgb(155, 25, 196)  hsl(286, 77%, 43%)  Dark Violet