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#C2A342

#c2a342 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c2a342 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 63.92% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.98% magenta, 65.98% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 45.47°, with 51.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 8.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.62.

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Relative luminance0.3806

Complementary

  1. #c2a342
  2. #4261c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2a342
  2. #42a1c2
  3. #6342c2

Analogous

  1. #c26342
  2. #c2a342
  3. #a1c242

Triadic

  1. #c2a342
  2. #42c2a3
  3. #a342c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2a342
  2. #61c242
  3. #4261c2
  4. #a342c2

Square

  1. #c2a342
  2. #42c263
  3. #4261c2
  4. #c242a1

Monochromatic

  1. #51441a
  2. #8b742d
  3. #c2a342
  4. #d5bf7c
  5. #e7dbb6

Shades

#c2a342 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2a342
  2. #af933b
  3. #9b8235
  4. #88722e
  5. #746228
  6. #615221
  7. #4e411a
  8. #3a3114
  9. #27210d
  10. #131007
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2a342 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2a342
  2. #c8ac55
  3. #ceb568
  4. #d4bf7b
  5. #dac88e
  6. #e1d1a1
  7. #e7dab3
  8. #ede3c6
  9. #f3edd9
  10. #f9f6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2a342 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2a342
  2. #bba048
  3. #b59c4e
  4. #ae9955
  5. #a8955b
  6. #a19261
  7. #9a8e67
  8. #948b6d
  9. #8d8774
  10. #87847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a589 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a137 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcaa47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1968e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baa23b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea745 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb9c77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2a342 {
  color: #c2a342;
}
Background
.bg-c2a342 {
  background-color: #c2a342;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2a342 {
  border: 2px solid #c2a342;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2a342;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 163 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 51% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2a342 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2a342, #a1c242);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2a342 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 163 66 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.62 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.54 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.83 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.67 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.26 #3d5cbd Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c2a342  rgb(194, 163, 66)  hsl(45, 51%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#4261c2  rgb(66, 97, 194)  hsl(225, 51%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#42c2a3  rgb(66, 194, 163)  hsl(165, 51%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a342c2  rgb(163, 66, 194)  hsl(285, 51%, 51%)  Purpureus