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#C8A036

#c8a036 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a036 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 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 73% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 43.56°, with 57.48% saturation and 49.8% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3769

Complementary

  1. #c8a036
  2. #365ec8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a036
  2. #36a7c8
  3. #5736c8

Analogous

  1. #c85736
  2. #c8a036
  3. #a7c836

Triadic

  1. #c8a036
  2. #36c8a0
  3. #a036c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a036
  2. #5ec836
  3. #365ec8
  4. #a036c8

Square

  1. #c8a036
  2. #36c857
  3. #365ec8
  4. #c836a7

Monochromatic

  1. #504015
  2. #8c7026
  3. #c8a036
  4. #d9bd72
  5. #e9d9ae

Shades

#c8a036 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a036
  2. #b49031
  3. #a0802b
  4. #8c7026
  5. #786020
  6. #64501b
  7. #504016
  8. #3c3010
  9. #28200b
  10. #141005
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a036 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a036
  2. #ceaa4a
  3. #d3b35e
  4. #d9bd72
  5. #dec686
  6. #e4d09b
  7. #e9d9af
  8. #efe3c3
  9. #f4ecd7
  10. #faf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a036 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a036
  2. #c19d3d
  3. #ba9a45
  4. #b2964c
  5. #ab9354
  6. #a4905b
  7. #9d8d62
  8. #968a6a
  9. #8e8671
  10. #878379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a387 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39f26 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdaa3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9928b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc9f2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1a639 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29872 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a036 {
  color: #c8a036;
}
Background
.bg-c8a036 {
  background-color: #c8a036;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a036 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a036;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a036;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 160 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 57% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a036 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a036, #a7c836);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a036 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 160 54 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.53 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.93 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.02 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.39 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.87 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.07 #375fc9 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c8a036  rgb(200, 160, 54)  hsl(44, 57%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#365ec8  rgb(54, 94, 200)  hsl(224, 57%, 50%)  Denim
#36c8a0  rgb(54, 200, 160)  hsl(164, 57%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#a036c8  rgb(160, 54, 200)  hsl(284, 57%, 50%)  Dark Orchid