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#C1942C

#c1942c ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c1942c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.32% magenta, 77.2% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 41.88°, with 62.87% saturation and 46.47% 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 4.49.

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Relative luminance0.327

Complementary

  1. #c1942c
  2. #2c59c1

Split complementary

  1. #c1942c
  2. #2ca3c1
  3. #4a2cc1

Analogous

  1. #c14a2c
  2. #c1942c
  3. #a3c12c

Triadic

  1. #c1942c
  2. #2cc194
  3. #942cc1

Tetradic

  1. #c1942c
  2. #59c12c
  3. #2c59c1
  4. #942cc1

Square

  1. #c1942c
  2. #2cc14a
  3. #2c59c1
  4. #c12ca3

Monochromatic

  1. #443410
  2. #83641e
  3. #c1942c
  4. #dbb55f
  5. #e9d29d

Shades

#c1942c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1942c
  2. #ae8528
  3. #9a7623
  4. #87681f
  5. #74591a
  6. #614a16
  7. #4d3b12
  8. #3a2c0d
  9. #271e09
  10. #130f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1942c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1942c
  2. #c79f41
  3. #cda956
  4. #d4b46b
  5. #dabf80
  6. #e0ca96
  7. #e6d4ab
  8. #ecdfc0
  9. #f3ead5
  10. #f9f4ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1942c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1942c
  2. #bb9234
  3. #b4903d
  4. #ae8e45
  5. #a78c4e
  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 #a7941a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b2a031 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d28680 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b29422 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b89b2f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb8c68 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1942c {
  color: #c1942c;
}
Background
.bg-c1942c {
  background-color: #c1942c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1942c {
  border: 2px solid #c1942c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1942c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 148 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 63% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1942c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1942c, #a3c12c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1942c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 148 44 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 4.49 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.20 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.84 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.16 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.69 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.02 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 9.75 #3e6bd3 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c1942c  rgb(193, 148, 44)  hsl(42, 63%, 46%)  Dark Goldenrod
#2c59c1  rgb(44, 89, 193)  hsl(222, 63%, 46%)  Sapphire
#2cc194  rgb(44, 193, 148)  hsl(162, 63%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#942cc1  rgb(148, 44, 193)  hsl(282, 63%, 46%)  Dark Orchid