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#C4A00A

#c4a00a ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c4a00a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 62.75% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.37% magenta, 94.9% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 48.39°, with 90.29% saturation and 40.39% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.66.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.369

Complementary

  1. #c4a00a
  2. #0a2ec4

Split complementary

  1. #c4a00a
  2. #0a8bc4
  3. #430ac4

Analogous

  1. #c4430a
  2. #c4a00a
  3. #8bc40a

Triadic

  1. #c4a00a
  2. #0ac4a0
  3. #a00ac4

Tetradic

  1. #c4a00a
  2. #2ec40a
  3. #0a2ec4
  4. #a00ac4

Square

  1. #c4a00a
  2. #0ac443
  3. #0a2ec4
  4. #c40a8b

Monochromatic

  1. #322903
  2. #7b6506
  3. #c4a00a
  4. #f4cc27
  5. #f8dd6f

Shades

#c4a00a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4a00a
  2. #b09009
  3. #9d8008
  4. #897007
  5. #766006
  6. #625005
  7. #4e4004
  8. #3b3003
  9. #272002
  10. #141001
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4a00a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4a00a
  2. #caaa23
  3. #d0b33b
  4. #d6bd54
  5. #dcc66c
  6. #e2d085
  7. #e7d99d
  8. #ede3b6
  9. #f3ecce
  10. #f9f6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4a00a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4a00a
  2. #bd9d16
  3. #b69a22
  4. #b0962d
  5. #a99339
  6. #a29045
  7. #9b8d51
  8. #948a5d
  9. #8e8668
  10. #878374
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b1a282 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca81c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d59188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ba9f00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfa516 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ce976c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4a00a {
  color: #c4a00a;
}
Background
.bg-c4a00a {
  background-color: #c4a00a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4a00a {
  border: 2px solid #c4a00a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4a00a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 160 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 90% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4a00a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4a00a, #8bc40a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4a00a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 160 10 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.66 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.41 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.28 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.07 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.52 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.47 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.03 #3b5ff5 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c4a00a  rgb(196, 160, 10)  hsl(48, 90%, 40%)  Metallic Gold
#0a2ec4  rgb(10, 46, 196)  hsl(228, 90%, 40%)  Persian Blue
#0ac4a0  rgb(10, 196, 160)  hsl(168, 90%, 40%)  Caribbean Green
#a00ac4  rgb(160, 10, 196)  hsl(288, 90%, 40%)  Dark Violet