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#C8982E

#c8982e ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8982e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 59.61% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 77% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.3°, with 62.6% saturation and 48.24% 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 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.78.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3493

Complementary

  1. #c8982e
  2. #2e5ec8

Split complementary

  1. #c8982e
  2. #2eabc8
  3. #4b2ec8

Analogous

  1. #c84b2e
  2. #c8982e
  3. #abc82e

Triadic

  1. #c8982e
  2. #2ec898
  3. #982ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8982e
  2. #5ec82e
  3. #2e5ec8
  4. #982ec8

Square

  1. #c8982e
  2. #2ec84b
  3. #2e5ec8
  4. #c82eab

Monochromatic

  1. #4c3911
  2. #8a6920
  3. #c8982e
  4. #dcb767
  5. #ead5a5

Shades

#c8982e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8982e
  2. #b48929
  3. #a07a25
  4. #8c6a20
  5. #785b1c
  6. #644c17
  7. #503d12
  8. #3c2e0e
  9. #281e09
  10. #140f05
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8982e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8982e
  2. #cea243
  3. #d3ad58
  4. #d9b76d
  5. #dec182
  6. #e4cc97
  7. #e9d6ab
  8. #efe0c0
  9. #f4ead5
  10. #faf5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8982e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8982e
  2. #c19636
  3. #ba933e
  4. #b29147
  5. #ab8e4f
  6. #a48c57
  7. #9d8a5f
  8. #968767
  9. #8e8570
  10. #878278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b19d81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac981c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7a533 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d98983 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89824 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea031 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d38f6b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8982e {
  color: #c8982e;
}
Background
.bg-c8982e {
  background-color: #c8982e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8982e {
  border: 2px solid #c8982e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8982e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 152 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 63% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8982e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8982e, #abc82e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8982e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 152 46 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.78 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.66 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.52 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.19 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.23 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.71 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.86 #3767d1 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c8982e  rgb(200, 152, 46)  hsl(41, 63%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#2e5ec8  rgb(46, 94, 200)  hsl(221, 63%, 48%)  Denim
#2ec898  rgb(46, 200, 152)  hsl(161, 63%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#982ec8  rgb(152, 46, 200)  hsl(281, 63%, 48%)  Dark Orchid