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#997C19

#997c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#997c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 48.63% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.95% magenta, 83.66% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 46.41°, with 71.91% saturation and 34.9% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 7.92.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.2126

Complementary

  1. #997c19
  2. #193699

Split complementary

  1. #997c19
  2. #197699
  3. #3c1999

Analogous

  1. #993c19
  2. #997c19
  3. #769919

Triadic

  1. #997c19
  2. #19997c
  3. #7c1999

Tetradic

  1. #997c19
  2. #369919
  3. #193699
  4. #7c1999

Square

  1. #997c19
  2. #19993c
  3. #193699
  4. #991976

Monochromatic

  1. #151104
  2. #57470e
  3. #997c19
  4. #dbb124
  5. #e6c965

Shades

#997c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #997c19
  2. #8a7017
  3. #7a6314
  4. #6b5712
  5. #5c4a0f
  6. #4d3e0d
  7. #3d320a
  8. #2e2508
  9. #1f1905
  10. #0f0c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#997c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #997c19
  2. #a38930
  3. #ad9647
  4. #b8a35e
  5. #c2b075
  6. #ccbe8c
  7. #d6cba3
  8. #e0d8ba
  9. #ebe5d1
  10. #f5f2e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#997c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #997c19
  2. #977c23
  3. #947d2e
  4. #927d38
  5. #8f7e42
  6. #8d7e4d
  7. #8a7e57
  8. #887f61
  9. #857f6b
  10. #838076
  11. #808080

Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a7e65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8b7a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #928320 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6716a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #917b0b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95801d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a17555 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-997c19 {
  color: #997c19;
}
Background
.bg-997c19 {
  background-color: #997c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-997c19 {
  border: 2px solid #997c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #997c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 124 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 72% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-997c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #997c19, #769919);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-997c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 124 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.92 #808000 Olive ΔE 9.24 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 11.08 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 13.76 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 14.75 #826644 Raw Umber ΔE 14.77 #b87333 Copper ΔE 14.87 #6683e6 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#997c19  rgb(153, 124, 25)  hsl(46, 72%, 35%)  Dark Goldenrod
#193699  rgb(25, 54, 153)  hsl(226, 72%, 35%)  Smalt
#19997c  rgb(25, 153, 124)  hsl(166, 72%, 35%)  Persian Green
#7c1999  rgb(124, 25, 153)  hsl(286, 72%, 35%)  Dark Magenta