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#C19E17

#c19e17 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c19e17 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 61.96% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.13% magenta, 88.08% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 47.65°, with 78.7% saturation and 42.35% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3585

Complementary

  1. #c19e17
  2. #173ac1

Split complementary

  1. #c19e17
  2. #178fc1
  3. #4917c1

Analogous

  1. #c14917
  2. #c19e17
  3. #8fc117

Triadic

  1. #c19e17
  2. #17c19e
  3. #9e17c1

Tetradic

  1. #c19e17
  2. #3ac117
  3. #173ac1
  4. #9e17c1

Square

  1. #c19e17
  2. #17c149
  3. #173ac1
  4. #c1178f

Monochromatic

  1. #382e07
  2. #7d660f
  3. #c19e17
  4. #e8c53d
  5. #f0d981

Shades

#c19e17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c19e17
  2. #ae8e15
  3. #9a7e12
  4. #876f10
  5. #745f0e
  6. #614f0c
  7. #4d3f09
  8. #3a2f07
  9. #272005
  10. #131002
  11. #000000

Tints

#c19e17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c19e17
  2. #c7a82e
  3. #cdb145
  4. #d4bb5d
  5. #dac574
  6. #e0cf8b
  7. #e6d8a2
  8. #ece2b9
  9. #f3ecd1
  10. #f9f5e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c19e17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c19e17
  2. #bb9b22
  3. #b4982c
  4. #ae9537
  5. #a79241
  6. #a18f4c
  7. #9a8c56
  8. #948961
  9. #8d866b
  10. #878376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #afa081 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b19c00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa623 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d29087 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b89d00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bda31f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb966b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c19e17 {
  color: #c19e17;
}
Background
.bg-c19e17 {
  background-color: #c19e17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c19e17 {
  border: 2px solid #c19e17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c19e17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 158 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 79% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c19e17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c19e17, #8fc117);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c19e17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 158 23 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.09 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.77 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.63 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.07 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.33 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.42 #3e61e8 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c19e17  rgb(193, 158, 23)  hsl(48, 79%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#173ac1  rgb(23, 58, 193)  hsl(228, 79%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#17c19e  rgb(23, 193, 158)  hsl(168, 79%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#9e17c1  rgb(158, 23, 193)  hsl(288, 79%, 42%)  Dark Orchid