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#C69A02

#c69a02 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c69a02 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 60.39% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 22.22% magenta, 98.99% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 46.53°, with 98% saturation and 39.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.47.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3512

Complementary

  1. #c69a02
  2. #022ec6

Split complementary

  1. #c69a02
  2. #0290c6
  3. #3802c6

Analogous

  1. #c63802
  2. #c69a02
  3. #90c602

Triadic

  1. #c69a02
  2. #02c69a
  3. #9a02c6

Tetradic

  1. #c69a02
  2. #2ec602
  3. #022ec6
  4. #9a02c6

Square

  1. #c69a02
  2. #02c638
  3. #022ec6
  4. #c60290

Monochromatic

  1. #2f2400
  2. #7a5f01
  3. #c69a02
  4. #fdc918
  5. #fddb64

Shades

#c69a02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c69a02
  2. #b28b02
  3. #9e7b02
  4. #8b6c01
  5. #775c01
  6. #634d01
  7. #4f3e01
  8. #3b2e01
  9. #281f00
  10. #140f00
  11. #000000

Tints

#c69a02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c69a02
  2. #cca41b
  3. #d1ae35
  4. #d7b84e
  5. #ddc267
  6. #e3cd81
  7. #e8d79a
  8. #eee1b3
  9. #f4ebcc
  10. #f9f5e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c69a02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c69a02
  2. #bf970f
  3. #b8951b
  4. #b19228
  5. #aa9034
  6. #a38d41
  7. #9c8a4e
  8. #95885a
  9. #8e8567
  10. #878373
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b09e7f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9a516 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d88b83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea10f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d19167 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c69a02 {
  color: #c69a02;
}
Background
.bg-c69a02 {
  background-color: #c69a02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c69a02 {
  border: 2px solid #c69a02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c69a02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 154 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 98% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c69a02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c69a02, #90c602);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c69a02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 154 2 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.47 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.10 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.78 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.12 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.25 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.53 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.65 #3965fd Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c69a02  rgb(198, 154, 2)  hsl(47, 98%, 39%)  Goldenrod
#022ec6  rgb(2, 46, 198)  hsl(227, 98%, 39%)  Persian Blue
#02c69a  rgb(2, 198, 154)  hsl(167, 98%, 39%)  Caribbean Green
#9a02c6  rgb(154, 2, 198)  hsl(287, 98%, 39%)  Dark Violet