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#C2A009

#c2a009 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c2a009 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 62.75% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.53% magenta, 95.36% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 48.97°, with 91.13% saturation and 39.8% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3663

Complementary

  1. #c2a009
  2. #092bc2

Split complementary

  1. #c2a009
  2. #0987c2
  3. #4309c2

Analogous

  1. #c24309
  2. #c2a009
  3. #87c209

Triadic

  1. #c2a009
  2. #09c2a0
  3. #a009c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2a009
  2. #2bc209
  3. #092bc2
  4. #a009c2

Square

  1. #c2a009
  2. #09c243
  3. #092bc2
  4. #c20987

Monochromatic

  1. #302702
  2. #796406
  3. #c2a009
  4. #f5ce23
  5. #f8de6c

Shades

#c2a009 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2a009
  2. #af9008
  3. #9b8007
  4. #887006
  5. #746005
  6. #615005
  7. #4e4004
  8. #3a3003
  9. #272002
  10. #131001
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2a009 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2a009
  2. #c8aa22
  3. #ceb33a
  4. #d4bd53
  5. #dac66b
  6. #e1d084
  7. #e7d99d
  8. #ede3b5
  9. #f3ecce
  10. #f9f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2a009 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2a009
  2. #bb9d15
  3. #b59a21
  4. #ae962d
  5. #a89339
  6. #a19045
  7. #9a8d50
  8. #948a5c
  9. #8d8668
  10. #878374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca71c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d39288 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b99e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea416 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc986c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2a009 {
  color: #c2a009;
}
Background
.bg-c2a009 {
  background-color: #c2a009;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2a009 {
  border: 2px solid #c2a009;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2a009;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 160 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 91% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2a009 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2a009, #87c209);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2a009 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 160 9 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.86 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.96 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.16 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.68 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.85 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.29 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.27 #3d5ff6 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c2a009  rgb(194, 160, 9)  hsl(49, 91%, 40%)  Metallic Gold
#092bc2  rgb(9, 43, 194)  hsl(229, 91%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#09c2a0  rgb(9, 194, 160)  hsl(169, 91%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#a009c2  rgb(160, 9, 194)  hsl(289, 91%, 40%)  Dark Violet