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#C9800A

#c9800a ≈ Bronze

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c9800a is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.82% red, 50.2% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 36.32% magenta, 95.02% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 37.07°, with 90.52% saturation and 41.37% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Bronze (#cd7f32), ΔE 5.43.

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Relative luminance0.2788

Complementary

  1. #c9800a
  2. #0a53c9

Split complementary

  1. #c9800a
  2. #0ab2c9
  3. #210ac9

Analogous

  1. #c9210a
  2. #c9800a
  3. #b2c90a

Triadic

  1. #c9800a
  2. #0ac980
  3. #800ac9

Tetradic

  1. #c9800a
  2. #53c90a
  3. #0a53c9
  4. #800ac9

Square

  1. #c9800a
  2. #0ac921
  3. #0a53c9
  4. #c90ab2

Monochromatic

  1. #372303
  2. #805206
  3. #c9800a
  4. #f4a72b
  5. #f8c674

Shades

#c9800a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c9800a
  2. #b57309
  3. #a16608
  4. #8d5a07
  5. #794d06
  6. #654005
  7. #503304
  8. #3c2603
  9. #281a02
  10. #140d01
  11. #000000

Tints

#c9800a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c9800a
  2. #ce8d23
  3. #d4993b
  4. #d9a654
  5. #dfb36c
  6. #e4c085
  7. #e9cc9d
  8. #efd9b6
  9. #f4e6ce
  10. #faf2e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c9800a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c9800a
  2. #c28016
  3. #ba8022
  4. #b3802d
  5. #ac8039
  6. #a58045
  7. #9d8051
  8. #96805d
  9. #8f8068
  10. #878074
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa8a72 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #988600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aa9710 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc6e6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ae8300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b78e0e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d57656 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c9800a {
  color: #c9800a;
}
Background
.bg-c9800a {
  background-color: #c9800a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c9800a {
  border: 2px solid #c9800a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c9800a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 201 128 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c9800a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c9800a, #b2c90a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c9800a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(201 128 10 / 0.35);
}

#cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 5.43 #e48400 Fulvous ΔE 5.87 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 5.93 #cd853f Peru ΔE 6.09 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 6.59 #ed9121 Carrot Orange ΔE 7.87 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.33 #367ff5 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Bronze
#c9800a  rgb(201, 128, 10)  hsl(37, 91%, 41%)  Bronze
#0a53c9  rgb(10, 83, 201)  hsl(217, 91%, 41%)  Sapphire
#0ac980  rgb(10, 201, 128)  hsl(157, 91%, 41%)  Emerald
#800ac9  rgb(128, 10, 201)  hsl(277, 91%, 41%)  Dark Violet