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#C59331

#c59331 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c59331 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 57.65% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.38% magenta, 75.13% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 39.73°, with 60.16% saturation and 48.24% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.3296

Complementary

  1. #c59331
  2. #3163c5

Split complementary

  1. #c59331
  2. #31adc5
  3. #4931c5

Analogous

  1. #c54931
  2. #c59331
  3. #adc531

Triadic

  1. #c59331
  2. #31c593
  3. #9331c5

Tetradic

  1. #c59331
  2. #63c531
  3. #3163c5
  4. #9331c5

Square

  1. #c59331
  2. #31c549
  3. #3163c5
  4. #c531ad

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3813
  2. #886522
  3. #c59331
  4. #dab469
  5. #e9d2a6

Shades

#c59331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c59331
  2. #b1842c
  3. #9e7627
  4. #8a6722
  5. #76581d
  6. #634a19
  7. #4f3b14
  8. #3b2c0f
  9. #271d0a
  10. #140f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#c59331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c59331
  2. #cb9e46
  3. #d1a95a
  4. #d6b36f
  5. #dcbe83
  6. #e2c998
  7. #e8d4ad
  8. #eedfc1
  9. #f3e9d6
  10. #f9f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c59331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c59331
  2. #be9139
  3. #b78f41
  4. #b08d49
  5. #a98b51
  6. #a38a59
  7. #9c8860
  8. #958668
  9. #8e8470
  10. #878278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae987e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79422 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b3a135 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6847f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49429 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba9b33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf8a69 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c59331 {
  color: #c59331;
}
Background
.bg-c59331 {
  background-color: #c59331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c59331 {
  border: 2px solid #c59331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c59331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 147 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 60% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c59331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c59331, #adc531);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c59331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 147 49 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.59 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.48 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.81 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.78 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.90 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.10 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 9.32 #3a6cce Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c59331  rgb(197, 147, 49)  hsl(40, 60%, 48%)  Dark Goldenrod
#3163c5  rgb(49, 99, 197)  hsl(220, 60%, 48%)  Denim
#31c593  rgb(49, 197, 147)  hsl(160, 60%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#9331c5  rgb(147, 49, 197)  hsl(280, 60%, 48%)  Dark Orchid