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#C5A01F

#c5a01f ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c5a01f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 62.75% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.78% magenta, 84.26% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 46.63°, with 72.81% saturation and 44.71% 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 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.29.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3711

Complementary

  1. #c5a01f
  2. #1f44c5

Split complementary

  1. #c5a01f
  2. #1f97c5
  3. #4d1fc5

Analogous

  1. #c54d1f
  2. #c5a01f
  3. #97c51f

Triadic

  1. #c5a01f
  2. #1fc5a0
  3. #a01fc5

Tetradic

  1. #c5a01f
  2. #44c51f
  3. #1f44c5
  4. #a01fc5

Square

  1. #c5a01f
  2. #1fc54d
  3. #1f44c5
  4. #c51f97

Monochromatic

  1. #41350a
  2. #836a15
  3. #c5a01f
  4. #e3c24d
  5. #edd990

Shades

#c5a01f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5a01f
  2. #b1901c
  3. #9e8019
  4. #8a7016
  5. #766013
  6. #635010
  7. #4f400c
  8. #3b3009
  9. #272006
  10. #141003
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5a01f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5a01f
  2. #cbaa35
  3. #d1b34c
  4. #d6bd62
  5. #dcc679
  6. #e2d08f
  7. #e8d9a5
  8. #eee3bc
  9. #f3ecd2
  10. #f9f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5a01f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5a01f
  2. #be9d29
  3. #b79a32
  4. #b0963c
  5. #a99346
  6. #a39050
  7. #9c8d59
  8. #958a63
  9. #8e866d
  10. #878376
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b2a283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca829 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d69289 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9f09 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0a525 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cf986e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5a01f {
  color: #c5a01f;
}
Background
.bg-c5a01f {
  background-color: #c5a01f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5a01f {
  border: 2px solid #c5a01f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5a01f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 160 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 73% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5a01f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5a01f, #97c51f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5a01f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 160 31 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.29 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.88 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.24 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.86 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.03 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.60 #3a5fe0 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c5a01f  rgb(197, 160, 31)  hsl(47, 73%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#1f44c5  rgb(31, 68, 197)  hsl(227, 73%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#1fc5a0  rgb(31, 197, 160)  hsl(167, 73%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#a01fc5  rgb(160, 31, 197)  hsl(287, 73%, 45%)  Dark Orchid