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#C7A032

#c7a032 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c7a032 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 62.75% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 74.87% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 44.3°, with 59.84% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.35.

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Relative luminance0.3751

Complementary

  1. #c7a032
  2. #3259c7

Split complementary

  1. #c7a032
  2. #32a3c7
  3. #5632c7

Analogous

  1. #c75632
  2. #c7a032
  3. #a3c732

Triadic

  1. #c7a032
  2. #32c7a0
  3. #a032c7

Tetradic

  1. #c7a032
  2. #59c732
  3. #3259c7
  4. #a032c7

Square

  1. #c7a032
  2. #32c756
  3. #3259c7
  4. #c732a3

Monochromatic

  1. #4d3e13
  2. #8a6f23
  3. #c7a032
  4. #dabd6c
  5. #e9d8a9

Shades

#c7a032 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7a032
  2. #b3902d
  3. #9f8028
  4. #8b7023
  5. #77601e
  6. #645019
  7. #504014
  8. #3c300f
  9. #28200a
  10. #141005
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7a032 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7a032
  2. #cdaa47
  3. #d2b35b
  4. #d8bd70
  5. #ddc684
  6. #e3d099
  7. #e9d9ad
  8. #eee3c2
  9. #f4ecd6
  10. #f9f6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7a032 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7a032
  2. #c09d3a
  3. #b99a42
  4. #b29649
  5. #ab9351
  6. #a49059
  7. #9c8d61
  8. #958a69
  9. #8e8670
  10. #878378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3a386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39f20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bca938 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8928a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bb9f28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1a636 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d19871 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7a032 {
  color: #c7a032;
}
Background
.bg-c7a032 {
  background-color: #c7a032;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7a032 {
  border: 2px solid #c7a032;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7a032;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 160 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 60% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7a032 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7a032, #a3c732);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7a032 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 160 50 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.35 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.41 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.77 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.15 #385fcd Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c7a032  rgb(199, 160, 50)  hsl(44, 60%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#3259c7  rgb(50, 89, 199)  hsl(224, 60%, 49%)  Sapphire
#32c7a0  rgb(50, 199, 160)  hsl(164, 60%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#a032c7  rgb(160, 50, 199)  hsl(284, 60%, 49%)  Dark Orchid