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#C2A030

#c2a030 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c2a030 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 62.75% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.53% magenta, 75.26% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 46.03°, with 60.33% saturation and 47.45% 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 8.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3682

Complementary

  1. #c2a030
  2. #3052c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2a030
  2. #309bc2
  3. #5730c2

Analogous

  1. #c25730
  2. #c2a030
  3. #9bc230

Triadic

  1. #c2a030
  2. #30c2a0
  3. #a030c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2a030
  2. #52c230
  3. #3052c2
  4. #a030c2

Square

  1. #c2a030
  2. #30c257
  3. #3052c2
  4. #c2309b

Monochromatic

  1. #473b12
  2. #856d21
  3. #c2a030
  4. #d9be65
  5. #e8d8a3

Shades

#c2a030 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2a030
  2. #af902b
  3. #9b8026
  4. #887022
  5. #74601d
  6. #615018
  7. #4e4013
  8. #3a300e
  9. #27200a
  10. #131005
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2a030 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2a030
  2. #c8aa45
  3. #ceb359
  4. #d4bd6e
  5. #dac683
  6. #e1d098
  7. #e7d9ac
  8. #ede3c1
  9. #f3ecd6
  10. #f9f6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2a030 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2a030
  2. #bb9d38
  3. #b59a40
  4. #ae9648
  5. #a89350
  6. #a19058
  7. #9a8d60
  8. #948a68
  9. #8d8670
  10. #878378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b0a285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29e1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa736 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2928a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b99f26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea534 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cc9871 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2a030 {
  color: #c2a030;
}
Background
.bg-c2a030 {
  background-color: #c2a030;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2a030 {
  border: 2px solid #c2a030;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2a030;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 160 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 60% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2a030 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2a030, #9bc230);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2a030 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 160 48 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.51 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.69 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.74 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.61 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.65 #3d5fcf Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c2a030  rgb(194, 160, 48)  hsl(46, 60%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#3052c2  rgb(48, 82, 194)  hsl(226, 60%, 47%)  Sapphire
#30c2a0  rgb(48, 194, 160)  hsl(166, 60%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#a030c2  rgb(160, 48, 194)  hsl(286, 60%, 47%)  Dark Orchid