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#C19A38

#c19a38 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c19a38 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.21% magenta, 70.98% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 42.92°, with 55.02% saturation and 48.82% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.91.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3473

Complementary

  1. #c19a38
  2. #385fc1

Split complementary

  1. #c19a38
  2. #38a3c1
  3. #5538c1

Analogous

  1. #c15538
  2. #c19a38
  3. #a3c138

Triadic

  1. #c19a38
  2. #38c19a
  3. #9a38c1

Tetradic

  1. #c19a38
  2. #5fc138
  3. #385fc1
  4. #9a38c1

Square

  1. #c19a38
  2. #38c155
  3. #385fc1
  4. #c138a3

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3b16
  2. #866b27
  3. #c19a38
  4. #d6b970
  5. #e7d6ab

Shades

#c19a38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19a38
  2. #ae8b32
  3. #9a7b2d
  4. #876c27
  5. #745c22
  6. #614d1c
  7. #4d3e16
  8. #3a2e11
  9. #271f0b
  10. #130f06
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19a38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19a38
  2. #c7a44c
  3. #cdae60
  4. #d4b874
  5. #dac288
  6. #e0cd9c
  7. #e6d7af
  8. #ece1c3
  9. #f3ebd7
  10. #f9f5eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19a38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19a38
  2. #bb973f
  3. #b49546
  4. #ae924e
  5. #a79055
  6. #a18d5c
  7. #9a8a63
  8. #94886a
  9. #8d8572
  10. #878379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9d82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ac992b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b6a33c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d18d86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b59931 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #baa03b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb926f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19a38 {
  color: #c19a38;
}
Background
.bg-c19a38 {
  background-color: #c19a38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19a38 {
  border: 2px solid #c19a38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19a38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 154 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 55% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19a38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19a38, #a3c138);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19a38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 154 56 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.91 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.51 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.58 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.63 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 8.67 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.80 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.82 #3e65c7 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c19a38  rgb(193, 154, 56)  hsl(43, 55%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#385fc1  rgb(56, 95, 193)  hsl(223, 55%, 49%)  Denim
#38c19a  rgb(56, 193, 154)  hsl(163, 55%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#9a38c1  rgb(154, 56, 193)  hsl(283, 55%, 49%)  Dark Orchid