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#C38C19

#c38c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c38c19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.21% magenta, 87.18% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 40.59°, with 77.27% saturation and 43.14% 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 7.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 2.74.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3043

Complementary

  1. #c38c19
  2. #1950c3

Split complementary

  1. #c38c19
  2. #19a5c3
  3. #3719c3

Analogous

  1. #c33719
  2. #c38c19
  3. #a5c319

Triadic

  1. #c38c19
  2. #19c38c
  3. #8c19c3

Tetradic

  1. #c38c19
  2. #50c319
  3. #1950c3
  4. #8c19c3

Square

  1. #c38c19
  2. #19c337
  3. #1950c3
  4. #c319a5

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2b08
  2. #7f5b10
  3. #c38c19
  4. #e7b142
  5. #efcd86

Shades

#c38c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c38c19
  2. #b07e17
  3. #9c7014
  4. #896212
  5. #75540f
  6. #62460d
  7. #4e380a
  8. #3b2a08
  9. #271c05
  10. #140e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c38c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c38c19
  2. #c99830
  3. #cfa347
  4. #d5af5e
  5. #dbba75
  6. #e1c68c
  7. #e7d1a3
  8. #edddba
  9. #f3e8d1
  10. #f9f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c38c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c38c19
  2. #bc8b23
  3. #b68a2e
  4. #af8838
  5. #a88742
  6. #a2864d
  7. #9b8557
  8. #948461
  9. #8d826b
  10. #878176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9278 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a18e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ae9b20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d57c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b08d04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7951d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce8360 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c38c19 {
  color: #c38c19;
}
Background
.bg-c38c19 {
  background-color: #c38c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c38c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c38c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c38c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 77% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c38c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c38c19, #a5c319);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c38c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 2.74 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 7.03 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.72 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.48 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.46 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.77 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.89 #3c73e6 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c38c19  rgb(195, 140, 25)  hsl(41, 77%, 43%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1950c3  rgb(25, 80, 195)  hsl(221, 77%, 43%)  Sapphire
#19c38c  rgb(25, 195, 140)  hsl(161, 77%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#8c19c3  rgb(140, 25, 195)  hsl(281, 77%, 43%)  Dark Violet