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#C8A123

#c8a123 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a123 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.5% magenta, 82.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 45.82°, with 70.21% saturation and 46.08% 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 8.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3789

Complementary

  1. #c8a123
  2. #234ac8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a123
  2. #239cc8
  3. #4f23c8

Analogous

  1. #c84f23
  2. #c8a123
  3. #9cc823

Triadic

  1. #c8a123
  2. #23c8a1
  3. #a123c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a123
  2. #4ac823
  3. #234ac8
  4. #a123c8

Square

  1. #c8a123
  2. #23c84f
  3. #234ac8
  4. #c8239c

Monochromatic

  1. #46380c
  2. #876d18
  3. #c8a123
  4. #e1c056
  5. #edd997

Shades

#c8a123 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a123
  2. #b49120
  3. #a0811c
  4. #8c7119
  5. #786115
  6. #645112
  7. #50400e
  8. #3c300b
  9. #282007
  10. #141004
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a123 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a123
  2. #ceaa39
  3. #d3b44f
  4. #d9bd65
  5. #dec77b
  6. #e4d091
  7. #e9d9a7
  8. #efe3bd
  9. #f4ecd3
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a123 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a123
  2. #c19e2c
  3. #ba9a36
  4. #b2973f
  5. #ab9448
  6. #a49152
  7. #9d8d5b
  8. #968a64
  9. #8e876d
  10. #878377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a485 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b59f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9928a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda011 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a728 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2986f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a123 {
  color: #c8a123;
}
Background
.bg-c8a123 {
  background-color: #c8a123;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a123 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a123;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a123;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 161 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 70% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a123 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a123, #9cc823);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a123 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 161 35 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.91 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.17 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.23 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.61 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.07 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.64 #375edc Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a123  rgb(200, 161, 35)  hsl(46, 70%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#234ac8  rgb(35, 74, 200)  hsl(226, 70%, 46%)  Sapphire
#23c8a1  rgb(35, 200, 161)  hsl(166, 70%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a123c8  rgb(161, 35, 200)  hsl(286, 70%, 46%)  Dark Orchid