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#C68C19

#c68c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c68c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.29% magenta, 87.37% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 39.88°, with 77.58% saturation and 43.73% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.3083

Complementary

  1. #c68c19
  2. #1953c6

Split complementary

  1. #c68c19
  2. #19aac6
  3. #3519c6

Analogous

  1. #c63519
  2. #c68c19
  3. #aac619

Triadic

  1. #c68c19
  2. #19c68c
  3. #8c19c6

Tetradic

  1. #c68c19
  2. #53c619
  3. #1953c6
  4. #8c19c6

Square

  1. #c68c19
  2. #19c635
  3. #1953c6
  4. #c619aa

Monochromatic

  1. #3e2c08
  2. #825c10
  3. #c68c19
  4. #e7b144
  5. #f0cd88

Shades

#c68c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c68c19
  2. #b27e17
  3. #9e7014
  4. #8b6212
  5. #77540f
  6. #63460d
  7. #4f380a
  8. #3b2a08
  9. #281c05
  10. #140e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c68c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c68c19
  2. #cc9830
  3. #d1a347
  4. #d7af5e
  5. #ddba75
  6. #e3c68c
  7. #e8d1a3
  8. #eeddba
  9. #f4e8d1
  10. #f9f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c68c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c68c19
  2. #bf8b23
  3. #b88a2e
  4. #b18838
  5. #aa8742
  6. #a3864d
  7. #9c8557
  8. #958461
  9. #8e826b
  10. #878176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9378 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #af9d1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d87c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b18d04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b9961d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d18360 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c68c19 {
  color: #c68c19;
}
Background
.bg-c68c19 {
  background-color: #c68c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c68c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c68c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c68c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 78% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c68c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c68c19, #aac619);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c68c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.41 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.46 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.74 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.98 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.87 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 9.17 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.27 #3973e6 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c68c19  rgb(198, 140, 25)  hsl(40, 78%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1953c6  rgb(25, 83, 198)  hsl(220, 78%, 44%)  Sapphire
#19c68c  rgb(25, 198, 140)  hsl(160, 78%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#8c19c6  rgb(140, 25, 198)  hsl(280, 78%, 44%)  Dark Violet