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#C7A508

#c7a508 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c7a508 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 64.71% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.09% magenta, 95.98% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 49.32°, with 92.27% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.3907

Complementary

  1. #c7a508
  2. #082ac7

Split complementary

  1. #c7a508
  2. #088ac7
  3. #4608c7

Analogous

  1. #c74608
  2. #c7a508
  3. #8ac708

Triadic

  1. #c7a508
  2. #08c7a5
  3. #a508c7

Tetradic

  1. #c7a508
  2. #2ac708
  3. #082ac7
  4. #a508c7

Square

  1. #c7a508
  2. #08c746
  3. #082ac7
  4. #c7088a

Monochromatic

  1. #342b02
  2. #7d6805
  3. #c7a508
  4. #f6d125
  5. #f9e16f

Shades

#c7a508 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7a508
  2. #b39507
  3. #9f8406
  4. #8b7406
  5. #776305
  6. #645304
  7. #504203
  8. #3c3202
  9. #282102
  10. #141101
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7a508 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7a508
  2. #cdae21
  3. #d2b739
  4. #d8c052
  5. #ddc96b
  6. #e3d284
  7. #e9db9c
  8. #eee4b5
  9. #f4edce
  10. #f9f6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7a508 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7a508
  2. #c0a114
  3. #b99e20
  4. #b29a2c
  5. #ab9638
  6. #a49344
  7. #9c8f50
  8. #958b5c
  9. #8e8768
  10. #878474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a785 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8968c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a916 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29c6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7a508 {
  color: #c7a508;
}
Background
.bg-c7a508 {
  background-color: #c7a508;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7a508 {
  border: 2px solid #c7a508;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7a508;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 165 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7a508 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7a508, #8ac708);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7a508 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 165 8 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.83 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.01 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.70 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.75 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.81 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 9.45 #385af7 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c7a508  rgb(199, 165, 8)  hsl(49, 92%, 41%)  Metallic Gold
#082ac7  rgb(8, 42, 199)  hsl(229, 92%, 41%)  Persian Blue
#08c7a5  rgb(8, 199, 165)  hsl(169, 92%, 41%)  Caribbean Green
#a508c7  rgb(165, 8, 199)  hsl(289, 92%, 41%)  Dark Orchid