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#D79C19

#d79c19 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d79c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 84.31% red, 61.18% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.44% magenta, 88.37% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 41.37°, with 79.17% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.91.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3829

Complementary

  1. #d79c19
  2. #1954d7

Split complementary

  1. #d79c19
  2. #19b3d7
  3. #3d19d7

Analogous

  1. #d73d19
  2. #d79c19
  3. #b3d719

Triadic

  1. #d79c19
  2. #19d79c
  3. #9c19d7

Tetradic

  1. #d79c19
  2. #54d719
  3. #1954d7
  4. #9c19d7

Square

  1. #d79c19
  2. #19d73d
  3. #1954d7
  4. #d719b3

Monochromatic

  1. #4e3909
  2. #926a11
  3. #d79c19
  4. #ebbb52
  5. #f3d696

Shades

#d79c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d79c19
  2. #c28c17
  3. #ac7d14
  4. #976d12
  5. #815e0f
  6. #6c4e0d
  7. #563e0a
  8. #412f08
  9. #2b1f05
  10. #161003
  11. #000000

Tints

#d79c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d79c19
  2. #dba630
  3. #dfb047
  4. #e3ba5e
  5. #e7c475
  6. #ebce8c
  7. #efd7a3
  8. #f3e1ba
  9. #f7ebd1
  10. #fbf5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d79c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d79c19
  2. #ce9923
  3. #c6962e
  4. #bd9438
  5. #b49142
  6. #ac8e4d
  7. #a38b57
  8. #9a8861
  9. #91866b
  10. #898376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bca285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ea8b85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c39d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caa61e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e3926a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d79c19 {
  color: #d79c19;
}
Background
.bg-d79c19 {
  background-color: #d79c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d79c19 {
  border: 2px solid #d79c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d79c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 215 156 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 79% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d79c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d79c19, #b3d719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d79c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(215 156 25 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.91 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.50 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.10 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.99 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.65 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.71 #2863e6 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#d79c19  rgb(215, 156, 25)  hsl(41, 79%, 47%)  Goldenrod
#1954d7  rgb(25, 84, 215)  hsl(221, 79%, 47%)  Sapphire
#19d79c  rgb(25, 215, 156)  hsl(161, 79%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#9c19d7  rgb(156, 25, 215)  hsl(281, 79%, 47%)  Dark Violet