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#C9A227 Goldenrod

#C9A227 is Goldenrod.

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#C9A227

Goldenrod

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #C9A227?

HEX
#C9A227
RGB
rgb(201, 162, 39)
HSL
hsl(46, 68%, 47%)
OKLCH
oklch(72.8% 0.138 90)
CMYK
0, 19, 81, 21

#C9A227 has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #C9A227
#C9A227
Same color
White
2.4Fail
Near-black
7.2AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #C9A227 · 7.2:1

Tints and shades of #C9A227

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF5D9
  2. #F9D160
  3. #D9B23C
  4. #C9A227
  5. #987700
  6. #765C00
  7. #574300
  8. #392B00
  9. #1D1500

Colors that go with #C9A227

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. No two swatches become hard to tell apart here.

Export

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:root {
  --goldenrod-1: #C9A227; /* Goldenrod */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #C9A227

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (10)

Gradients (2)

Mesh gradients (5)