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#C1942B

#c1942b ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c1942b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 58.04% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.32% magenta, 77.72% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 63.56% saturation and 46.27% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 4.47.

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Relative luminance0.3269

Complementary

  1. #c1942b
  2. #2b58c1

Split complementary

  1. #c1942b
  2. #2ba3c1
  3. #492bc1

Analogous

  1. #c1492b
  2. #c1942b
  3. #a3c12b

Triadic

  1. #c1942b
  2. #2bc194
  3. #942bc1

Tetradic

  1. #c1942b
  2. #58c12b
  3. #2b58c1
  4. #942bc1

Square

  1. #c1942b
  2. #2bc149
  3. #2b58c1
  4. #c12ba3

Monochromatic

  1. #44340f
  2. #82641d
  3. #c1942b
  4. #dbb55d
  5. #e9d29c

Shades

#c1942b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1942b
  2. #ae8527
  3. #9a7622
  4. #87681e
  5. #74591a
  6. #614a16
  7. #4d3b11
  8. #3a2c0d
  9. #271e09
  10. #130f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1942b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1942b
  2. #c79f40
  3. #cda955
  4. #d4b46b
  5. #dabf80
  6. #e0ca95
  7. #e6d4aa
  8. #ecdfbf
  9. #f3ead5
  10. #f9f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1942b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1942b
  2. #bb9234
  3. #b4903c
  4. #ae8e45
  5. #a78c4d
  6. #a18a56
  7. #9a885e
  8. #948667
  9. #8d846f
  10. #878278
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ab987d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a79418 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a030 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d28680 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29421 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89b2e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb8c68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1942b {
  color: #c1942b;
}
Background
.bg-c1942b {
  background-color: #c1942b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1942b {
  border: 2px solid #c1942b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1942b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 148 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 64% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1942b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1942b, #a3c12b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1942b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 148 43 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.47 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.16 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.84 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.13 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.69 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.08 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.74 #3e6bd4 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c1942b  rgb(193, 148, 43)  hsl(42, 64%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2b58c1  rgb(43, 88, 193)  hsl(222, 64%, 46%)  Sapphire
#2bc194  rgb(43, 193, 148)  hsl(162, 64%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#942bc1  rgb(148, 43, 193)  hsl(282, 64%, 46%)  Dark Orchid