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#C99721

#c99721 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c99721 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 59.22% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.88% magenta, 83.58% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 42.14°, with 71.79% saturation and 45.88% 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 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.46.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3466

Complementary

  1. #c99721
  2. #2153c9

Split complementary

  1. #c99721
  2. #21a7c9
  3. #4321c9

Analogous

  1. #c94321
  2. #c99721
  3. #a7c921

Triadic

  1. #c99721
  2. #21c997
  3. #9721c9

Tetradic

  1. #c99721
  2. #53c921
  3. #2153c9
  4. #9721c9

Square

  1. #c99721
  2. #21c943
  3. #2153c9
  4. #c921a7

Monochromatic

  1. #46340b
  2. #876616
  3. #c99721
  4. #e3b854
  5. #eed395

Shades

#c99721 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c99721
  2. #b5881e
  3. #a1791a
  4. #8d6a17
  5. #795b14
  6. #654c11
  7. #503c0d
  8. #3c2d0a
  9. #281e07
  10. #140f03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c99721 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c99721
  2. #cea137
  3. #d4ac4d
  4. #d9b664
  5. #dfc17a
  6. #e4cb90
  7. #e9d5a6
  8. #efe0bc
  9. #f4ead3
  10. #faf5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c99721 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c99721
  2. #c2952b
  3. #ba9234
  4. #b3903e
  5. #ac8e47
  6. #a58c51
  7. #9d895a
  8. #968764
  9. #8f856d
  10. #878277
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b19c80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac9700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a428 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db8881 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89710 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bf9f25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d48e68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c99721 {
  color: #c99721;
}
Background
.bg-c99721 {
  background-color: #c99721;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c99721 {
  border: 2px solid #c99721;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c99721;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 151 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c99721 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c99721, #a7c921);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c99721 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 151 33 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.46 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 5.40 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.17 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 6.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.37 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.33 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.90 #3668de Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c99721  rgb(201, 151, 33)  hsl(42, 72%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#2153c9  rgb(33, 83, 201)  hsl(222, 72%, 46%)  Sapphire
#21c997  rgb(33, 201, 151)  hsl(162, 72%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#9721c9  rgb(151, 33, 201)  hsl(282, 72%, 46%)  Dark Orchid