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#C09D2D

#c09d2d ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c09d2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.29% red, 61.57% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.23% magenta, 76.56% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 45.71°, with 62.03% saturation and 46.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.3.

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Relative luminance0.3551

Complementary

  1. #c09d2d
  2. #2d50c0

Split complementary

  1. #c09d2d
  2. #2d9ac0
  3. #532dc0

Analogous

  1. #c0532d
  2. #c09d2d
  3. #9ac02d

Triadic

  1. #c09d2d
  2. #2dc09d
  3. #9d2dc0

Tetradic

  1. #c09d2d
  2. #50c02d
  3. #2d50c0
  4. #9d2dc0

Square

  1. #c09d2d
  2. #2dc053
  3. #2d50c0
  4. #c02d9a

Monochromatic

  1. #443810
  2. #826a1e
  3. #c09d2d
  4. #dabd60
  5. #e8d69e

Shades

#c09d2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c09d2d
  2. #ad8d29
  3. #9a7e24
  4. #866e20
  5. #735e1b
  6. #604f17
  7. #4d3f12
  8. #3a2f0e
  9. #261f09
  10. #131005
  11. #000000

Tints

#c09d2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c09d2d
  2. #c6a742
  3. #cdb157
  4. #d3ba6c
  5. #d9c481
  6. #e0ce96
  7. #e6d8ab
  8. #ece2c0
  9. #f2ebd5
  10. #f9f5ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c09d2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c09d2d
  2. #ba9a35
  3. #b3973e
  4. #ad9446
  5. #a6914e
  6. #a08f57
  7. #9a8c5f
  8. #938967
  9. #8d866f
  10. #868378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ae9f82 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #af9b18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a533 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d08f87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b69c22 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bba231 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ca956e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c09d2d {
  color: #c09d2d;
}
Background
.bg-c09d2d {
  background-color: #c09d2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c09d2d {
  border: 2px solid #c09d2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c09d2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 192 157 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 62% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c09d2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c09d2d, #9ac02d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c09d2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(192 157 45 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.30 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.85 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.02 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.78 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.79 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.27 #3f62d2 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c09d2d  rgb(192, 157, 45)  hsl(46, 62%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#2d50c0  rgb(45, 80, 192)  hsl(226, 62%, 46%)  Sapphire
#2dc09d  rgb(45, 192, 157)  hsl(166, 62%, 46%)  Mint
#9d2dc0  rgb(157, 45, 192)  hsl(286, 62%, 46%)  Dark Orchid