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#C8A125

#c8a125 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a125 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 14.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.5% magenta, 81.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 45.64°, with 68.78% saturation and 46.47% 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 3.9.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.379

Complementary

  1. #c8a125
  2. #254cc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a125
  2. #259ec8
  3. #4f25c8

Analogous

  1. #c84f25
  2. #c8a125
  3. #9ec825

Triadic

  1. #c8a125
  2. #25c8a1
  3. #a125c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a125
  2. #4cc825
  3. #254cc8
  4. #a125c8

Square

  1. #c8a125
  2. #25c84f
  3. #254cc8
  4. #c8259e

Monochromatic

  1. #47390d
  2. #876d19
  3. #c8a125
  4. #e0c059
  5. #ecd99a

Shades

#c8a125 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a125
  2. #b49121
  3. #a0811e
  4. #8c711a
  5. #786116
  6. #645113
  7. #50400f
  8. #3c300b
  9. #282007
  10. #141004
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a125 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a125
  2. #ceaa3b
  3. #d3b451
  4. #d9bd66
  5. #dec77c
  6. #e4d092
  7. #e9d9a8
  8. #efe3be
  9. #f4ecd3
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a125 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a125
  2. #c19e2e
  3. #ba9a37
  4. #b29740
  5. #ab9449
  6. #a49153
  7. #9d8d5c
  8. #968a65
  9. #8e876e
  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 #beaa2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9928a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda015 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a72a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2986f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a125 {
  color: #c8a125;
}
Background
.bg-c8a125 {
  background-color: #c8a125;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a125 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a125;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a125;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 161 37;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 69% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a125 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a125, #9ec825);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a125 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 161 37 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.90 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.16 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.60 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.22 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.01 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.60 #375eda Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a125  rgb(200, 161, 37)  hsl(46, 69%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#254cc8  rgb(37, 76, 200)  hsl(226, 69%, 46%)  Sapphire
#25c8a1  rgb(37, 200, 161)  hsl(166, 69%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a125c8  rgb(161, 37, 200)  hsl(286, 69%, 46%)  Dark Orchid