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#C7A322

#c7a322 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c7a322 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 63.92% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.09% magenta, 82.91% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 46.91°, with 70.82% saturation and 45.69% 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3845

Complementary

  1. #c7a322
  2. #2246c7

Split complementary

  1. #c7a322
  2. #2299c7
  3. #5122c7

Analogous

  1. #c75122
  2. #c7a322
  3. #99c722

Triadic

  1. #c7a322
  2. #22c7a3
  3. #a322c7

Tetradic

  1. #c7a322
  2. #46c722
  3. #2246c7
  4. #a322c7

Square

  1. #c7a322
  2. #22c751
  3. #2246c7
  4. #c72299

Monochromatic

  1. #44380c
  2. #866d17
  3. #c7a322
  4. #e2c354
  5. #edda95

Shades

#c7a322 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7a322
  2. #b3931f
  3. #9f821b
  4. #8b7218
  5. #776214
  6. #645211
  7. #50410e
  8. #3c310a
  9. #282107
  10. #141003
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7a322 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7a322
  2. #cdac38
  3. #d2b54e
  4. #d8bf64
  5. #ddc87a
  6. #e3d191
  7. #e9daa7
  8. #eee3bd
  9. #f4edd3
  10. #f9f6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7a322 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7a322
  2. #c0a02b
  3. #b99c35
  4. #b2993e
  5. #ab9548
  6. #a49251
  7. #9c8e5a
  8. #958b64
  9. #8e876d
  10. #878477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8958c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda20f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a828 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d19b70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7a322 {
  color: #c7a322;
}
Background
.bg-c7a322 {
  background-color: #c7a322;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7a322 {
  border: 2px solid #c7a322;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7a322;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 163 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 71% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7a322 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7a322, #99c722);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7a322 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 163 34 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.51 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.85 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.39 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.54 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.44 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.47 #385cdd Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c7a322  rgb(199, 163, 34)  hsl(47, 71%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#2246c7  rgb(34, 70, 199)  hsl(227, 71%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#22c7a3  rgb(34, 199, 163)  hsl(167, 71%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a322c7  rgb(163, 34, 199)  hsl(287, 71%, 46%)  Dark Orchid