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#977C19

#977c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#977c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.88% magenta, 83.44% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 47.14°, with 71.59% saturation and 34.51% 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 corporate identities. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 8.5.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.2106

Complementary

  1. #977c19
  2. #193497

Split complementary

  1. #977c19
  2. #197397
  3. #3d1997

Analogous

  1. #973d19
  2. #977c19
  3. #739719

Triadic

  1. #977c19
  2. #19977c
  3. #7c1997

Tetradic

  1. #977c19
  2. #349719
  3. #193497
  4. #7c1997

Square

  1. #977c19
  2. #19973d
  3. #193497
  4. #971973

Monochromatic

  1. #141003
  2. #55460e
  3. #977c19
  4. #d9b224
  5. #e5ca64

Shades

#977c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #977c19
  2. #887017
  3. #796314
  4. #6a5712
  5. #5b4a0f
  6. #4c3e0d
  7. #3c320a
  8. #2d2508
  9. #1e1905
  10. #0f0c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#977c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #977c19
  2. #a18930
  3. #ac9647
  4. #b6a35e
  5. #c1b075
  6. #cbbe8c
  7. #d5cba3
  8. #e0d8ba
  9. #eae5d1
  10. #f5f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#977c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #977c19
  2. #957c23
  3. #927d2e
  4. #907d38
  5. #8e7e42
  6. #8c7e4d
  7. #897e57
  8. #877f61
  9. #857f6b
  10. #828076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #897e65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #918220 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a4716a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #907b0b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #94801d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f7555 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-977c19 {
  color: #977c19;
}
Background
.bg-977c19 {
  background-color: #977c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-977c19 {
  border: 2px solid #977c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #977c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-977c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #977c19, #739719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-977c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.50 #808000 Olive ΔE 8.58 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.47 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 13.70 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 14.81 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 15.33 #b87333 Copper ΔE 15.46 #6883e6 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#977c19  rgb(151, 124, 25)  hsl(47, 72%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#193497  rgb(25, 52, 151)  hsl(227, 72%, 35%)  Smalt
#19977c  rgb(25, 151, 124)  hsl(167, 72%, 35%)  Persian Green
#7c1997  rgb(124, 25, 151)  hsl(287, 72%, 35%)  Dark Magenta