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#C8A217

#c8a217 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a217 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 63.53% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 88.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 47.12°, with 79.37% saturation and 43.73% 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 Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.3818

Complementary

  1. #c8a217
  2. #173dc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a217
  2. #1796c8
  3. #4a17c8

Analogous

  1. #c84a17
  2. #c8a217
  3. #96c817

Triadic

  1. #c8a217
  2. #17c8a2
  3. #a217c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a217
  2. #3dc817
  3. #173dc8
  4. #a217c8

Square

  1. #c8a217
  2. #17c84a
  3. #173dc8
  4. #c81796

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3307
  2. #836a0f
  3. #c8a217
  4. #e9c542
  5. #f1da87

Shades

#c8a217 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a217
  2. #b49215
  3. #a08212
  4. #8c7110
  5. #78610e
  6. #64510c
  7. #504109
  8. #3c3107
  9. #282005
  10. #141002
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a217 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a217
  2. #ceab2e
  3. #d3b545
  4. #d9be5d
  5. #dec774
  6. #e4d18b
  7. #e9daa2
  8. #efe3b9
  9. #f4ecd1
  10. #faf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a217 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a217
  2. #c19f22
  3. #ba9b2c
  4. #b29837
  5. #ab9441
  6. #a4914c
  7. #9d8e56
  8. #968a61
  9. #8e876b
  10. #878376
  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 #b5a484 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9938a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a71f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3996e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a217 {
  color: #c8a217;
}
Background
.bg-c8a217 {
  background-color: #c8a217;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a217 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a217;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a217;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a217 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a217, #96c817);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a217 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 23 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.85 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.52 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.90 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.60 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.28 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.19 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.21 #375de8 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a217  rgb(200, 162, 23)  hsl(47, 79%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#173dc8  rgb(23, 61, 200)  hsl(227, 79%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#17c8a2  rgb(23, 200, 162)  hsl(167, 79%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#a217c8  rgb(162, 23, 200)  hsl(287, 79%, 44%)  Dark Orchid