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#C59C19

#c59c19 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c59c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.81% magenta, 87.31% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 45.7°, with 77.48% saturation and 43.53% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3572

Complementary

  1. #c59c19
  2. #1942c5

Split complementary

  1. #c59c19
  2. #1998c5
  3. #4619c5

Analogous

  1. #c54619
  2. #c59c19
  3. #98c519

Triadic

  1. #c59c19
  2. #19c59c
  3. #9c19c5

Tetradic

  1. #c59c19
  2. #42c519
  3. #1942c5
  4. #9c19c5

Square

  1. #c59c19
  2. #19c546
  3. #1942c5
  4. #c51998

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3008
  2. #816610
  3. #c59c19
  4. #e7c043
  5. #f0d787

Shades

#c59c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c59c19
  2. #b18c17
  3. #9e7d14
  4. #8a6d12
  5. #765e0f
  6. #634e0d
  7. #4f3e0a
  8. #3b2f08
  9. #271f05
  10. #141003
  11. #000000

Tints

#c59c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c59c19
  2. #cba630
  3. #d1b047
  4. #d6ba5e
  5. #dcc475
  6. #e2ce8c
  7. #e8d7a3
  8. #eee1ba
  9. #f3ebd1
  10. #f9f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c59c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c59c19
  2. #be9923
  3. #b7962e
  4. #b09438
  5. #a99142
  6. #a38e4d
  7. #9c8b57
  8. #958861
  9. #8e866b
  10. #878376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b19f81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa623 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d68d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b99b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea220 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0936a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c59c19 {
  color: #c59c19;
}
Background
.bg-c59c19 {
  background-color: #c59c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c59c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c59c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c59c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 77% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c59c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c59c19, #98c519);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c59c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.37 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.23 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.68 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.83 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.04 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.60 #3a63e6 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c59c19  rgb(197, 156, 25)  hsl(46, 77%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#1942c5  rgb(25, 66, 197)  hsl(226, 77%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#19c59c  rgb(25, 197, 156)  hsl(166, 77%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#9c19c5  rgb(156, 25, 197)  hsl(286, 77%, 44%)  Dark Violet