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#C8A147

#c8a147 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a147 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 27.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.5% magenta, 64.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.86°, with 53.97% saturation and 53.14% 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.46.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3822

Complementary

  1. #c8a147
  2. #476ec8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a147
  2. #47afc8
  3. #6147c8

Analogous

  1. #c86147
  2. #c8a147
  3. #afc847

Triadic

  1. #c8a147
  2. #47c8a1
  3. #a147c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a147
  2. #6ec847
  3. #476ec8
  4. #a147c8

Square

  1. #c8a147
  2. #47c861
  3. #476ec8
  4. #c847af

Monochromatic

  1. #5b481b
  2. #96762d
  3. #c8a147
  4. #dabf82
  5. #ebddbd

Shades

#c8a147 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a147
  2. #b49140
  3. #a08139
  4. #8c7132
  5. #78612b
  6. #645124
  7. #50401c
  8. #3c3015
  9. #28200e
  10. #141007
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a147 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a147
  2. #ceaa59
  3. #d3b46c
  4. #d9bd7e
  5. #dec791
  6. #e4d0a3
  7. #e9d9b5
  8. #efe3c8
  9. #f4ecda
  10. #faf6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a147 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a147
  2. #c19e4d
  3. #ba9a52
  4. #b29758
  5. #ab945e
  6. #a49164
  7. #9d8d69
  8. #968a6f
  9. #8e8775
  10. #87837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a48a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b3a03d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcaa4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8948d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bca141 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1a749 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29978 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a147 {
  color: #c8a147;
}
Background
.bg-c8a147 {
  background-color: #c8a147;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a147 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a147;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a147;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 161 71;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 54% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a147 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a147, #afc847);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a147 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 161 71 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.46 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.46 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.16 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.54 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.57 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.72 #375eb8 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c8a147  rgb(200, 161, 71)  hsl(42, 54%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#476ec8  rgb(71, 110, 200)  hsl(222, 54%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#47c8a1  rgb(71, 200, 161)  hsl(162, 54%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a147c8  rgb(161, 71, 200)  hsl(282, 54%, 53%)  Dark Orchid