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#C78C19

#c78c19 ≈ Dark Goldenrod

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c78c19 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 54.9% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 29.65% magenta, 87.44% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 39.66°, with 77.68% saturation and 43.92% 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 7.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#b8860b), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.3097

Complementary

  1. #c78c19
  2. #1954c7

Split complementary

  1. #c78c19
  2. #19abc7
  3. #3519c7

Analogous

  1. #c73519
  2. #c78c19
  3. #abc719

Triadic

  1. #c78c19
  2. #19c78c
  3. #8c19c7

Tetradic

  1. #c78c19
  2. #54c719
  3. #1954c7
  4. #8c19c7

Square

  1. #c78c19
  2. #19c735
  3. #1954c7
  4. #c719ab

Monochromatic

  1. #3f2c08
  2. #835c10
  3. #c78c19
  4. #e8b045
  5. #f0cd89

Shades

#c78c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c78c19
  2. #b37e17
  3. #9f7014
  4. #8b6212
  5. #77540f
  6. #64460d
  7. #50380a
  8. #3c2a08
  9. #281c05
  10. #140e03
  11. #000000

Tints

#c78c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c78c19
  2. #cd9830
  3. #d2a347
  4. #d8af5e
  5. #ddba75
  6. #e3c68c
  7. #e9d1a3
  8. #eeddba
  9. #f4e8d1
  10. #f9f4e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c78c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c78c19
  2. #c08b23
  3. #b98a2e
  4. #b28838
  5. #ab8742
  6. #a4864d
  7. #9c8557
  8. #958461
  9. #8e826b
  10. #878176
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ac9379 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a28e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b09d1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d97c78 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b28e04 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ba961d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d28360 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c78c19 {
  color: #c78c19;
}
Background
.bg-c78c19 {
  background-color: #c78c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c78c19 {
  border: 2px solid #c78c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c78c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 140 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 78% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c78c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c78c19, #abc719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c78c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 140 25 / 0.35);
}

#b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 3.65 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.29 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.77 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.83 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.68 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 8.89 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 9.06 #3873e6 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Dark Goldenrod
#c78c19  rgb(199, 140, 25)  hsl(40, 78%, 44%)  Dark Goldenrod
#1954c7  rgb(25, 84, 199)  hsl(220, 78%, 44%)  Sapphire
#19c78c  rgb(25, 199, 140)  hsl(160, 78%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#8c19c7  rgb(140, 25, 199)  hsl(280, 78%, 44%)  Dark Violet