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#C28C19

#c28c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c28c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 87.11% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 40.83°, with 77.17% saturation and 42.94% 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.303

Complementary

  1. #c28c19
  2. #194fc2

Split complementary

  1. #c28c19
  2. #19a3c2
  3. #3819c2

Analogous

  1. #c23819
  2. #c28c19
  3. #a3c219

Triadic

  1. #c28c19
  2. #19c28c
  3. #8c19c2

Tetradic

  1. #c28c19
  2. #4fc219
  3. #194fc2
  4. #8c19c2

Square

  1. #c28c19
  2. #19c238
  3. #194fc2
  4. #c219a3

Monochromatic

  1. #3a2a08
  2. #7e5b10
  3. #c28c19
  4. #e7b241
  5. #efcd85

Shades

#c28c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c28c19
  2. #af7e17
  3. #9b7014
  4. #886212
  5. #74540f
  6. #61460d
  7. #4e380a
  8. #3a2a08
  9. #271c05
  10. #130e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c28c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c28c19
  2. #c89830
  3. #cea347
  4. #d4af5e
  5. #daba75
  6. #e1c68c
  7. #e7d1a3
  8. #edddba
  9. #f3e8d1
  10. #f9f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c28c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c28c19
  2. #bb8b23
  3. #b58a2e
  4. #ae8838
  5. #a88742
  6. #a1864d
  7. #9a8557
  8. #948461
  9. #8d826b
  10. #878176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a99277 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9b20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d47c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #af8d04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b6951d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd8360 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c28c19 {
  color: #c28c19;
}
Background
.bg-c28c19 {
  background-color: #c28c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c28c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c28c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c28c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 77% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c28c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c28c19, #a3c219);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c28c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.54 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.24 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.73 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.66 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.66 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.91 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 10.11 #3d73e6 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c28c19  rgb(194, 140, 25)  hsl(41, 77%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#194fc2  rgb(25, 79, 194)  hsl(221, 77%, 43%)  Sapphire
#19c28c  rgb(25, 194, 140)  hsl(161, 77%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#8c19c2  rgb(140, 25, 194)  hsl(281, 77%, 43%)  Dark Violet