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#C19C27

#c19c27 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c19c27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 61.18% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.17% magenta, 79.79% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 45.58°, 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3526

Complementary

  1. #c19c27
  2. #274cc1

Split complementary

  1. #c19c27
  2. #2799c1
  3. #4f27c1

Analogous

  1. #c14f27
  2. #c19c27
  3. #99c127

Triadic

  1. #c19c27
  2. #27c19c
  3. #9c27c1

Tetradic

  1. #c19c27
  2. #4cc127
  3. #274cc1
  4. #9c27c1

Square

  1. #c19c27
  2. #27c14f
  3. #274cc1
  4. #c12799

Monochromatic

  1. #42350d
  2. #81691a
  3. #c19c27
  4. #ddbd57
  5. #ead697

Shades

#c19c27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19c27
  2. #ae8c23
  3. #9a7d1f
  4. #876d1b
  5. #745e17
  6. #614e14
  7. #4d3e10
  8. #3a2f0c
  9. #271f08
  10. #131004
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19c27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19c27
  2. #c7a63d
  3. #cdb052
  4. #d4ba68
  5. #dac47d
  6. #e0ce93
  7. #e6d7a9
  8. #ece1be
  9. #f3ebd4
  10. #f9f5e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19c27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19c27
  2. #bb9930
  3. #b49639
  4. #ae9442
  5. #a7914b
  6. #a18e54
  7. #9a8b5c
  8. #948865
  9. #8d866e
  10. #878377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9f81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9a0b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a52e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d18e86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b69b1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba12c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb946c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19c27 {
  color: #c19c27;
}
Background
.bg-c19c27 {
  background-color: #c19c27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19c27 {
  border: 2px solid #c19c27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19c27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 156 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19c27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19c27, #99c127);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19c27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 156 39 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.44 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.48 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.87 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.36 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.40 #3e63d8 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c19c27  rgb(193, 156, 39)  hsl(46, 66%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#274cc1  rgb(39, 76, 193)  hsl(226, 66%, 45%)  Sapphire
#27c19c  rgb(39, 193, 156)  hsl(166, 66%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#9c27c1  rgb(156, 39, 193)  hsl(286, 66%, 45%)  Dark Orchid