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#C79C19

#c79c19 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c79c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.61% magenta, 87.44% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 45.17°, with 77.68% saturation and 43.92% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3599

Complementary

  1. #c79c19
  2. #1944c7

Split complementary

  1. #c79c19
  2. #199bc7
  3. #4519c7

Analogous

  1. #c74519
  2. #c79c19
  3. #9bc719

Triadic

  1. #c79c19
  2. #19c79c
  3. #9c19c7

Tetradic

  1. #c79c19
  2. #44c719
  3. #1944c7
  4. #9c19c7

Square

  1. #c79c19
  2. #19c745
  3. #1944c7
  4. #c7199b

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3108
  2. #836710
  3. #c79c19
  4. #e8bf45
  5. #f0d789

Shades

#c79c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c79c19
  2. #b38c17
  3. #9f7d14
  4. #8b6d12
  5. #775e0f
  6. #644e0d
  7. #503e0a
  8. #3c2f08
  9. #281f05
  10. #141003
  11. #000000

Tints

#c79c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c79c19
  2. #cda630
  3. #d2b047
  4. #d8ba5e
  5. #ddc475
  6. #e3ce8c
  7. #e9d7a3
  8. #eee1ba
  9. #f4ebd1
  10. #f9f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c79c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c79c19
  2. #c09923
  3. #b9962e
  4. #b29438
  5. #ab9142
  6. #a48e4d
  7. #9c8b57
  8. #958861
  9. #8e866b
  10. #878376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b29f81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b09b00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa723 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d88d85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba9b00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0a21f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2936a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c79c19 {
  color: #c79c19;
}
Background
.bg-c79c19 {
  background-color: #c79c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c79c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c79c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c79c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 78% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c79c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c79c19, #9bc719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c79c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.07 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.41 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.10 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.65 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.92 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.02 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.40 #3863e6 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c79c19  rgb(199, 156, 25)  hsl(45, 78%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#1944c7  rgb(25, 68, 199)  hsl(225, 78%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#19c79c  rgb(25, 199, 156)  hsl(165, 78%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#9c19c7  rgb(156, 25, 199)  hsl(285, 78%, 44%)  Dark Violet