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#A78C19

#a78c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a78c19 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.49% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.17% magenta, 85.03% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 48.59°, with 73.96% saturation and 37.65% 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 6.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 6.88.

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Web safe#999900
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Relative luminance0.2704

Complementary

  1. #a78c19
  2. #1934a7

Split complementary

  1. #a78c19
  2. #197ba7
  3. #4519a7

Analogous

  1. #a74519
  2. #a78c19
  3. #7ba719

Triadic

  1. #a78c19
  2. #19a78c
  3. #8c19a7

Tetradic

  1. #a78c19
  2. #34a719
  3. #1934a7
  4. #8c19a7

Square

  1. #a78c19
  2. #19a745
  3. #1934a7
  4. #a7197b

Monochromatic

  1. #221c05
  2. #64540f
  3. #a78c19
  4. #e0be2d
  5. #ead26f

Shades

#a78c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a78c19
  2. #967e17
  3. #867014
  4. #756212
  5. #64540f
  6. #54460d
  7. #43380a
  8. #322a08
  9. #211c05
  10. #110e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#a78c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a78c19
  2. #b09830
  3. #b9a347
  4. #c1af5e
  5. #caba75
  6. #d3c68c
  7. #dcd1a3
  8. #e5ddba
  9. #ede8d1
  10. #f6f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a78c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a78c19
  2. #a38b23
  3. #9f8a2e
  4. #9b8838
  5. #978742
  6. #94864d
  7. #908557
  8. #8c8461
  9. #88826b
  10. #848176
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #998d71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9c8900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a39122 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b58077 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18a05 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a58f1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0855f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a78c19 {
  color: #a78c19;
}
Background
.bg-a78c19 {
  background-color: #a78c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a78c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a78c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a78c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 167 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 74% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a78c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a78c19, #7ba719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a78c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(167 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.88 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.50 #808000 Olive ΔE 10.18 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 11.40 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 11.55 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 12.02 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 12.22 #5873e6 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#a78c19  rgb(167, 140, 25)  hsl(49, 74%, 38%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1934a7  rgb(25, 52, 167)  hsl(229, 74%, 38%)  Egyptian Blue
#19a78c  rgb(25, 167, 140)  hsl(169, 74%, 38%)  Persian Green
#8c19a7  rgb(140, 25, 167)  hsl(289, 74%, 38%)  Dark Magenta