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#C6A809

#c6a809 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c6a809 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 65.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.15% magenta, 95.45% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 50.48°, with 91.3% saturation and 40.59% 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 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.4003

Complementary

  1. #c6a809
  2. #0927c6

Split complementary

  1. #c6a809
  2. #0985c6
  3. #4a09c6

Analogous

  1. #c64a09
  2. #c6a809
  3. #85c609

Triadic

  1. #c6a809
  2. #09c6a8
  3. #a809c6

Tetradic

  1. #c6a809
  2. #27c609
  3. #0927c6
  4. #a809c6

Square

  1. #c6a809
  2. #09c64a
  3. #0927c6
  4. #c60985

Monochromatic

  1. #342c02
  2. #7d6a06
  3. #c6a809
  4. #f5d426
  5. #f8e370

Shades

#c6a809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6a809
  2. #b29708
  3. #9e8607
  4. #8b7606
  5. #776505
  6. #635405
  7. #4f4304
  8. #3b3203
  9. #282202
  10. #141101
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6a809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6a809
  2. #ccb122
  3. #d1b93a
  4. #d7c253
  5. #ddcb6b
  6. #e3d484
  7. #e8dc9d
  8. #eee5b5
  9. #f4eece
  10. #f9f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6a809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6a809
  2. #bfa415
  3. #b8a021
  4. #b19c2d
  5. #aa9839
  6. #a39445
  7. #9c9050
  8. #958c5c
  9. #8e8868
  10. #878474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ae1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7998f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0a600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4ab17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d09f71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6a809 {
  color: #c6a809;
}
Background
.bg-c6a809 {
  background-color: #c6a809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6a809 {
  border: 2px solid #c6a809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6a809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 168 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 91% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6a809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6a809, #85c609);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6a809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 168 9 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.98 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.19 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.30 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 9.34 #3957f6 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c6a809  rgb(198, 168, 9)  hsl(50, 91%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#0927c6  rgb(9, 39, 198)  hsl(230, 91%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#09c6a8  rgb(9, 198, 168)  hsl(170, 91%, 41%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a809c6  rgb(168, 9, 198)  hsl(290, 91%, 41%)  Dark Orchid