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#C8A021

#c8a021 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a021 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 62.75% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 83.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 45.63°, with 71.67% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3753

Complementary

  1. #c8a021
  2. #2149c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a021
  2. #219dc8
  3. #4d21c8

Analogous

  1. #c84d21
  2. #c8a021
  3. #9dc821

Triadic

  1. #c8a021
  2. #21c8a0
  3. #a021c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a021
  2. #49c821
  3. #2149c8
  4. #a021c8

Square

  1. #c8a021
  2. #21c84d
  3. #2149c8
  4. #c8219d

Monochromatic

  1. #45370b
  2. #866b16
  3. #c8a021
  4. #e3c053
  5. #edd895

Shades

#c8a021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a021
  2. #b4901e
  3. #a0801a
  4. #8c7017
  5. #786014
  6. #645011
  7. #50400d
  8. #3c300a
  9. #282007
  10. #141003
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a021
  2. #ceaa37
  3. #d3b34d
  4. #d9bd64
  5. #dec67a
  6. #e4d090
  7. #e9d9a6
  8. #efe3bc
  9. #f4ecd3
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a021
  2. #c19d2b
  3. #ba9a34
  4. #b2963e
  5. #ab9347
  6. #a49051
  7. #9d8d5a
  8. #968a64
  9. #8e866d
  10. #878377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda92a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d99189 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc9f0d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a627 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3976e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a021 {
  color: #c8a021;
}
Background
.bg-c8a021 {
  background-color: #c8a021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a021 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 160 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a021, #9dc821);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 160 33 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.04 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.20 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.59 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.77 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.55 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.31 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.41 #375fde Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c8a021  rgb(200, 160, 33)  hsl(46, 72%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#2149c8  rgb(33, 73, 200)  hsl(226, 72%, 46%)  Sapphire
#21c8a0  rgb(33, 200, 160)  hsl(166, 72%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a021c8  rgb(160, 33, 200)  hsl(286, 72%, 46%)  Dark Orchid