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#C8A116

#c8a116 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a116 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 63.14% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.5% magenta, 89% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 46.85°, with 80.18% saturation and 43.53% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.3783

Complementary

  1. #c8a116
  2. #163dc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a116
  2. #1696c8
  3. #4816c8

Analogous

  1. #c84816
  2. #c8a116
  3. #96c816

Triadic

  1. #c8a116
  2. #16c8a1
  3. #a116c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a116
  2. #3dc816
  3. #163dc8
  4. #a116c8

Square

  1. #c8a116
  2. #16c848
  3. #163dc8
  4. #c81696

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3207
  2. #836a0e
  3. #c8a116
  4. #eac540
  5. #f2da85

Shades

#c8a116 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a116
  2. #b49114
  3. #a08112
  4. #8c710f
  5. #78610d
  6. #64510b
  7. #504009
  8. #3c3007
  9. #282004
  10. #141002
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a116 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a116
  2. #ceaa2d
  3. #d3b445
  4. #d9bd5c
  5. #dec773
  6. #e4d08b
  7. #e9d9a2
  8. #efe3b9
  9. #f4ecd0
  10. #faf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a116 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a116
  2. #c19e21
  3. #ba9a2b
  4. #b29736
  5. #ab9440
  6. #a4914b
  7. #9d8d56
  8. #968a60
  9. #8e876b
  10. #878375
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d99289 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a61e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3986d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a116 {
  color: #c8a116;
}
Background
.bg-c8a116 {
  background-color: #c8a116;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a116 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a116;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a116;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 161 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 80% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a116 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a116, #96c816);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a116 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 161 22 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.08 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.34 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.72 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.52 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.46 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.87 #375ee9 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a116  rgb(200, 161, 22)  hsl(47, 80%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#163dc8  rgb(22, 61, 200)  hsl(227, 80%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#16c8a1  rgb(22, 200, 161)  hsl(167, 80%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#a116c8  rgb(161, 22, 200)  hsl(287, 80%, 44%)  Dark Orchid