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#C2A43B

#c2a43b ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c2a43b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 64.31% green and 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.46% magenta, 69.59% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 46.67°, with 53.36% saturation and 49.61% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.3834

Complementary

  1. #c2a43b
  2. #3b59c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2a43b
  2. #3b9cc2
  3. #613bc2

Analogous

  1. #c2613b
  2. #c2a43b
  3. #9cc23b

Triadic

  1. #c2a43b
  2. #3bc2a4
  3. #a43bc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2a43b
  2. #59c23b
  3. #3b59c2
  4. #a43bc2

Square

  1. #c2a43b
  2. #3bc261
  3. #3b59c2
  4. #c23b9c

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4117
  2. #877229
  3. #c2a43b
  4. #d5c075
  5. #e7daaf

Shades

#c2a43b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2a43b
  2. #af9435
  3. #9b832f
  4. #887329
  5. #746223
  6. #61521e
  7. #4e4218
  8. #3a3112
  9. #27210c
  10. #131006
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2a43b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2a43b
  2. #c8ad4f
  3. #ceb662
  4. #d4bf76
  5. #dac889
  6. #e1d29d
  7. #e7dbb1
  8. #ede4c4
  9. #f3edd8
  10. #f9f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2a43b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2a43b
  2. #bba042
  3. #b59d49
  4. #ae9950
  5. #a89657
  6. #a1925e
  7. #9a8e64
  8. #948b6b
  9. #8d8772
  10. #878479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a12d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdaa40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1978e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bba233 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfa83e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cb9c76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2a43b {
  color: #c2a43b;
}
Background
.bg-c2a43b {
  background-color: #c2a43b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2a43b {
  border: 2px solid #c2a43b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2a43b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 164 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 53% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2a43b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2a43b, #9cc23b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2a43b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 164 59 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.12 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.45 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.07 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.40 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.54 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.42 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.32 #3d5bc4 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c2a43b  rgb(194, 164, 59)  hsl(47, 53%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#3b59c2  rgb(59, 89, 194)  hsl(227, 53%, 50%)  Sapphire
#3bc2a4  rgb(59, 194, 164)  hsl(167, 53%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a43bc2  rgb(164, 59, 194)  hsl(287, 53%, 50%)  Dark Orchid