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#C98E26

#c98e26 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c98e26 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 55.69% green and 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.35% magenta, 81.09% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 38.28°, with 68.2% saturation and 46.86% 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 7.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.319

Complementary

  1. #c98e26
  2. #2661c9

Split complementary

  1. #c98e26
  2. #26b2c9
  3. #3c26c9

Analogous

  1. #c93c26
  2. #c98e26
  3. #b2c926

Triadic

  1. #c98e26
  2. #26c98e
  3. #8e26c9

Tetradic

  1. #c98e26
  2. #61c926
  3. #2661c9
  4. #8e26c9

Square

  1. #c98e26
  2. #26c93c
  3. #2661c9
  4. #c926b2

Monochromatic

  1. #48330e
  2. #89611a
  3. #c98e26
  4. #e0b05b
  5. #eccf9c

Shades

#c98e26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c98e26
  2. #b58022
  3. #a1721e
  4. #8d631b
  5. #795517
  6. #654713
  7. #50390f
  8. #3c2b0b
  9. #281c08
  10. #140e04
  11. #000000

Tints

#c98e26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c98e26
  2. #ce993c
  3. #d4a551
  4. #d9b067
  5. #dfbb7d
  6. #e4c793
  7. #e9d2a8
  8. #efddbe
  9. #f4e8d4
  10. #faf4e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c98e26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c98e26
  2. #c28d2f
  3. #ba8b38
  4. #b38a41
  5. #ac884a
  6. #a58753
  7. #9d865c
  8. #968465
  9. #8f836e
  10. #878177
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae957b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a49110 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b29f2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db7e7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4901b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bb9829 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d48563 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c98e26 {
  color: #c98e26;
}
Background
.bg-c98e26 {
  background-color: #c98e26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c98e26 {
  border: 2px solid #c98e26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c98e26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 142 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c98e26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c98e26, #b2c926);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c98e26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 142 38 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.51 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.97 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.38 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.66 #cd853f Peru ΔE 7.88 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.26 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 8.39 #3671d9 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c98e26  rgb(201, 142, 38)  hsl(38, 68%, 47%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2661c9  rgb(38, 97, 201)  hsl(218, 68%, 47%)  Denim
#26c98e  rgb(38, 201, 142)  hsl(158, 68%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#8e26c9  rgb(142, 38, 201)  hsl(278, 68%, 47%)  Dark Violet