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#C99E18

#c99e18 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c99e18 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 61.96% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.39% magenta, 88.06% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 45.42°, with 78.67% saturation and 44.12% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.68.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3694

Complementary

  1. #c99e18
  2. #1843c9

Split complementary

  1. #c99e18
  2. #189cc9
  3. #4518c9

Analogous

  1. #c94518
  2. #c99e18
  3. #9cc918

Triadic

  1. #c99e18
  2. #18c99e
  3. #9e18c9

Tetradic

  1. #c99e18
  2. #43c918
  3. #1843c9
  4. #9e18c9

Square

  1. #c99e18
  2. #18c945
  3. #1843c9
  4. #c9189c

Monochromatic

  1. #403308
  2. #856810
  3. #c99e18
  4. #e9c145
  5. #f1d889

Shades

#c99e18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c99e18
  2. #b58e16
  3. #a17e13
  4. #8d6f11
  5. #795f0e
  6. #654f0c
  7. #503f0a
  8. #3c2f07
  9. #282005
  10. #141002
  11. #000000

Tints

#c99e18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c99e18
  2. #cea82f
  3. #d4b146
  4. #d9bb5d
  5. #dfc574
  6. #e4cf8c
  7. #e9d8a3
  8. #efe2ba
  9. #f4ecd1
  10. #faf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c99e18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c99e18
  2. #c29b22
  3. #ba982d
  4. #b39537
  5. #ac9242
  6. #a58f4c
  7. #9d8c56
  8. #968961
  9. #8f866b
  10. #878376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a183 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda823 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db8f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc9d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a41f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4956c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c99e18 {
  color: #c99e18;
}
Background
.bg-c99e18 {
  background-color: #c99e18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c99e18 {
  border: 2px solid #c99e18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c99e18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 158 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c99e18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c99e18, #9cc918);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c99e18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 158 24 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.68 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.87 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.44 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.71 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.02 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.28 #3661e7 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c99e18  rgb(201, 158, 24)  hsl(45, 79%, 44%)  Goldenrod
#1843c9  rgb(24, 67, 201)  hsl(225, 79%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#18c99e  rgb(24, 201, 158)  hsl(165, 79%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#9e18c9  rgb(158, 24, 201)  hsl(285, 79%, 44%)  Dark Orchid