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#C98C19

#c98c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c98c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.35% magenta, 87.56% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 39.2°, with 77.88% saturation and 44.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.3124

Complementary

  1. #c98c19
  2. #1956c9

Split complementary

  1. #c98c19
  2. #19aec9
  3. #3419c9

Analogous

  1. #c93419
  2. #c98c19
  3. #aec919

Triadic

  1. #c98c19
  2. #19c98c
  3. #8c19c9

Tetradic

  1. #c98c19
  2. #56c919
  3. #1956c9
  4. #8c19c9

Square

  1. #c98c19
  2. #19c934
  3. #1956c9
  4. #c919ae

Monochromatic

  1. #412d08
  2. #855d11
  3. #c98c19
  4. #e8b046
  5. #f1cd8a

Shades

#c98c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c98c19
  2. #b57e17
  3. #a17014
  4. #8d6212
  5. #79540f
  6. #65460d
  7. #50380a
  8. #3c2a08
  9. #281c05
  10. #140e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c98c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c98c19
  2. #ce9830
  3. #d4a347
  4. #d9af5e
  5. #dfba75
  6. #e4c68c
  7. #e9d1a3
  8. #efddba
  9. #f4e8d1
  10. #faf4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c98c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c98c19
  2. #c28b23
  3. #ba8a2e
  4. #b38838
  5. #ac8742
  6. #a5864d
  7. #9d8557
  8. #968461
  9. #8f826b
  10. #878176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9379 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b19e1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db7b78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b38e04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb971d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d48260 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c98c19 {
  color: #c98c19;
}
Background
.bg-c98c19 {
  background-color: #c98c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c98c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c98c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c98c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 78% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c98c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c98c19, #aec919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c98c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.14 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.96 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.55 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.86 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.32 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.33 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.50 #3673e6 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c98c19  rgb(201, 140, 25)  hsl(39, 78%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1956c9  rgb(25, 86, 201)  hsl(219, 78%, 44%)  Sapphire
#19c98c  rgb(25, 201, 140)  hsl(159, 78%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#8c19c9  rgb(140, 25, 201)  hsl(279, 78%, 44%)  Dark Violet