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#C3A034

#c3a034 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c3a034 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 62.75% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.95% magenta, 73.33% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 45.31°, with 57.89% saturation and 48.43% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3699

Complementary

  1. #c3a034
  2. #3457c3

Split complementary

  1. #c3a034
  2. #349fc3
  3. #5834c3

Analogous

  1. #c35834
  2. #c3a034
  3. #9fc334

Triadic

  1. #c3a034
  2. #34c3a0
  3. #a034c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3a034
  2. #57c334
  3. #3457c3
  4. #a034c3

Square

  1. #c3a034
  2. #34c358
  3. #3457c3
  4. #c3349f

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3d14
  2. #876e24
  3. #c3a034
  4. #d8bd6c
  5. #e8d8a8

Shades

#c3a034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3a034
  2. #b0902f
  3. #9c802a
  4. #897024
  5. #75601f
  6. #62501a
  7. #4e4015
  8. #3b3010
  9. #27200a
  10. #141005
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3a034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3a034
  2. #c9aa48
  3. #cfb35d
  4. #d5bd71
  5. #dbc685
  6. #e1d09a
  7. #e7d9ae
  8. #ede3c2
  9. #f3ecd6
  10. #f9f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3a034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3a034
  2. #bc9d3c
  3. #b69a43
  4. #af964b
  5. #a89352
  6. #a2905a
  7. #9b8d62
  8. #948a69
  9. #8d8671
  10. #878378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29e23 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bba83a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3928a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b99f2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bea538 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cd9872 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3a034 {
  color: #c3a034;
}
Background
.bg-c3a034 {
  background-color: #c3a034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3a034 {
  border: 2px solid #c3a034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3a034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 160 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 58% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3a034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3a034, #9fc334);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3a034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 160 52 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.52 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.47 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.98 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.33 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.49 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.50 #3c5fcb Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c3a034  rgb(195, 160, 52)  hsl(45, 58%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#3457c3  rgb(52, 87, 195)  hsl(225, 58%, 48%)  Sapphire
#34c3a0  rgb(52, 195, 160)  hsl(165, 58%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a034c3  rgb(160, 52, 195)  hsl(285, 58%, 48%)  Dark Orchid