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#C79005

#c79005 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c79005 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 56.47% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.64% magenta, 97.49% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 42.99°, with 95.1% saturation and 40% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.84.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.321

Complementary

  1. #c79005
  2. #053cc7

Split complementary

  1. #c79005
  2. #059dc7
  3. #2f05c7

Analogous

  1. #c72f05
  2. #c79005
  3. #9dc705

Triadic

  1. #c79005
  2. #05c790
  3. #9005c7

Tetradic

  1. #c79005
  2. #3cc705
  3. #053cc7
  4. #9005c7

Square

  1. #c79005
  2. #05c72f
  3. #053cc7
  4. #c7059d

Monochromatic

  1. #322401
  2. #7c5a03
  3. #c79005
  4. #f9bc1f
  5. #fbd26a

Shades

#c79005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c79005
  2. #b38205
  3. #9f7304
  4. #8b6504
  5. #775603
  6. #644803
  7. #503a02
  8. #3c2b02
  9. #281d01
  10. #140e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#c79005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c79005
  2. #cd9b1e
  3. #d2a637
  4. #d8b150
  5. #ddbc69
  6. #e3c882
  7. #e9d39b
  8. #eedeb4
  9. #f4e9cd
  10. #f9f4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c79005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c79005
  2. #c08e11
  3. #b98d1e
  4. #b28b2a
  5. #ab8a36
  6. #a48843
  7. #9c864f
  8. #95855b
  9. #8e8367
  10. #878274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae967a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b39f13 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9807a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b49100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb990f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d28760 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c79005 {
  color: #c79005;
}
Background
.bg-c79005 {
  background-color: #c79005;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c79005 {
  border: 2px solid #c79005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c79005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 144 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 95% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c79005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c79005, #9dc705);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c79005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 144 5 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.84 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.15 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.21 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.55 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.55 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.63 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 10.56 #386ffa Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c79005  rgb(199, 144, 5)  hsl(43, 95%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#053cc7  rgb(5, 60, 199)  hsl(223, 95%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#05c790  rgb(5, 199, 144)  hsl(163, 95%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#9005c7  rgb(144, 5, 199)  hsl(283, 95%, 40%)  Dark Violet