#C59200

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Darkgoldenrod.

About #C59200

When working with digital screens, the color #C59200 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkgoldenrod. Its digital footprint relies on 197 parts red, 146 parts green, and 0 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 26% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 44.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#C59200
RGB197, 146, 0
HSL44.5°, 100.0%, 38.6%
CMYK0%, 26%, 100%, 23%
HSV44.5°, 100.0%, 77.3%
LAB63.7, 9.0, 68.2
XYZ33.3, 32.4, 4.5
Decimal12947968

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.81:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.49:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
6.36:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #C59200; }
.text-color { color: #C59200; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #C59200; }

Similar Colors

Darkgoldenrod
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