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#C19A27

#c19a27 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c19a27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 60.39% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.21% magenta, 79.79% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 44.81°, with 66.38% saturation and 45.49% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.42.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.346

Complementary

  1. #c19a27
  2. #274ec1

Split complementary

  1. #c19a27
  2. #279bc1
  3. #4d27c1

Analogous

  1. #c14d27
  2. #c19a27
  3. #9bc127

Triadic

  1. #c19a27
  2. #27c19a
  3. #9a27c1

Tetradic

  1. #c19a27
  2. #4ec127
  3. #274ec1
  4. #9a27c1

Square

  1. #c19a27
  2. #27c14d
  3. #274ec1
  4. #c1279b

Monochromatic

  1. #42340d
  2. #81671a
  3. #c19a27
  4. #ddbb57
  5. #ead597

Shades

#c19a27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19a27
  2. #ae8b23
  3. #9a7b1f
  4. #876c1b
  5. #745c17
  6. #614d14
  7. #4d3e10
  8. #3a2e0c
  9. #271f08
  10. #130f04
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19a27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19a27
  2. #c7a43d
  3. #cdae52
  4. #d4b868
  5. #dac27d
  6. #e0cd93
  7. #e6d7a9
  8. #ece1be
  9. #f3ebd4
  10. #f9f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19a27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19a27
  2. #bb9730
  3. #b49539
  4. #ae9242
  5. #a7904b
  6. #a18d54
  7. #9a8a5c
  8. #948865
  9. #8d856e
  10. #878377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9d80 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ad990c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a32e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d28c84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b5991a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba02b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb926b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19a27 {
  color: #c19a27;
}
Background
.bg-c19a27 {
  background-color: #c19a27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19a27 {
  border: 2px solid #c19a27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19a27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 154 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19a27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19a27, #9bc127);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19a27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 154 39 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.00 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.59 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.53 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.12 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.62 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 9.02 #3e65d8 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c19a27  rgb(193, 154, 39)  hsl(45, 66%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#274ec1  rgb(39, 78, 193)  hsl(225, 66%, 45%)  Sapphire
#27c19a  rgb(39, 193, 154)  hsl(165, 66%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#9a27c1  rgb(154, 39, 193)  hsl(285, 66%, 45%)  Dark Orchid