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#C99005

#c99005 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c99005 is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 56.47% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.36% magenta, 97.51% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 42.55°, with 95.15% saturation and 40.39% 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 7.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3237

Complementary

  1. #c99005
  2. #053ec9

Split complementary

  1. #c99005
  2. #05a0c9
  3. #2e05c9

Analogous

  1. #c92e05
  2. #c99005
  3. #a0c905

Triadic

  1. #c99005
  2. #05c990
  3. #9005c9

Tetradic

  1. #c99005
  2. #3ec905
  3. #053ec9
  4. #9005c9

Square

  1. #c99005
  2. #05c92e
  3. #053ec9
  4. #c905a0

Monochromatic

  1. #342501
  2. #7e5b03
  3. #c99005
  4. #f9bb21
  5. #fbd26c

Shades

#c99005 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c99005
  2. #b58205
  3. #a17304
  4. #8d6504
  5. #795603
  6. #654803
  7. #503a02
  8. #3c2b02
  9. #281d01
  10. #140e01
  11. #000000

Tints

#c99005 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c99005
  2. #ce9b1e
  3. #d4a637
  4. #d9b150
  5. #dfbc69
  6. #e4c882
  7. #e9d39b
  8. #efdeb4
  9. #f4e9cd
  10. #faf4e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c99005 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c99005
  2. #c28e11
  3. #ba8d1e
  4. #b38b2a
  5. #ac8a36
  6. #a58843
  7. #9d864f
  8. #96855b
  9. #8f8367
  10. #878274
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #af967a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a69200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4a013 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db7f7a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b59100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bd9a0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d48660 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c99005 {
  color: #c99005;
}
Background
.bg-c99005 {
  background-color: #c99005;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c99005 {
  border: 2px solid #c99005;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c99005;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 144 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 95% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c99005 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c99005, #a0c905);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c99005 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 144 5 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.11 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.74 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.14 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.15 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.35 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.74 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 10.01 #366ffa Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c99005  rgb(201, 144, 5)  hsl(43, 95%, 40%)  Dark Goldenrod
#053ec9  rgb(5, 62, 201)  hsl(223, 95%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#05c990  rgb(5, 201, 144)  hsl(163, 95%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#9005c9  rgb(144, 5, 201)  hsl(283, 95%, 40%)  Dark Violet