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#C69F4E

#c69f4e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c69f4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 62.35% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.7% magenta, 60.61% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 40.5°, with 51.28% saturation and 54.12% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 6.63.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3735

Complementary

  1. #c69f4e
  2. #4e75c6

Split complementary

  1. #c69f4e
  2. #4eb1c6
  3. #634ec6

Analogous

  1. #c6634e
  2. #c69f4e
  3. #b1c64e

Triadic

  1. #c69f4e
  2. #4ec69f
  3. #9f4ec6

Tetradic

  1. #c69f4e
  2. #75c64e
  3. #4e75c6
  4. #9f4ec6

Square

  1. #c69f4e
  2. #4ec663
  3. #4e75c6
  4. #c64eb1

Monochromatic

  1. #5d491e
  2. #977631
  3. #c69f4e
  4. #d9be88
  5. #ebdec2

Shades

#c69f4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c69f4e
  2. #b28f46
  3. #9e7f3e
  4. #8b6f37
  5. #775f2f
  6. #635027
  7. #4f401f
  8. #3b3017
  9. #282010
  10. #141008
  11. #000000

Tints

#c69f4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c69f4e
  2. #cca960
  3. #d1b271
  4. #d7bc83
  5. #ddc595
  6. #e3cfa7
  7. #e8d9b8
  8. #eee2ca
  9. #f4ecdc
  10. #f9f5ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c69f4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c69f4e
  2. #bf9c53
  3. #b89958
  4. #b1965d
  5. #aa9362
  6. #a39067
  7. #9c8c6c
  8. #958971
  9. #8e8676
  10. #87837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3a28a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09f46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa951 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5938d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b99f49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfa550 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf9879 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c69f4e {
  color: #c69f4e;
}
Background
.bg-c69f4e {
  background-color: #c69f4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c69f4e {
  border: 2px solid #c69f4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c69f4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 159 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 51% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c69f4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c69f4e, #b1c64e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c69f4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 159 78 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.63 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.79 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.90 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.47 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.28 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.57 #3960b1 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c69f4e  rgb(198, 159, 78)  hsl(41, 51%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#4e75c6  rgb(78, 117, 198)  hsl(221, 51%, 54%)  Tufts Blue
#4ec69f  rgb(78, 198, 159)  hsl(161, 51%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#9f4ec6  rgb(159, 78, 198)  hsl(281, 51%, 54%)  Purpureus