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#C8A226

#c8a226 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a226 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 81% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 45.93°, with 68.07% saturation and 46.67% 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 8.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.3826

Complementary

  1. #c8a226
  2. #264cc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a226
  2. #269dc8
  3. #5126c8

Analogous

  1. #c85126
  2. #c8a226
  3. #9dc826

Triadic

  1. #c8a226
  2. #26c8a2
  3. #a226c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a226
  2. #4cc826
  3. #264cc8
  4. #a226c8

Square

  1. #c8a226
  2. #26c851
  3. #264cc8
  4. #c8269d

Monochromatic

  1. #473a0e
  2. #886e1a
  3. #c8a226
  4. #e0c15b
  5. #ecd99b

Shades

#c8a226 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a226
  2. #b49222
  3. #a0821e
  4. #8c711b
  5. #786117
  6. #645113
  7. #50410f
  8. #3c310b
  9. #282008
  10. #141004
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a226 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a226
  2. #ceab3c
  3. #d3b551
  4. #d9be67
  5. #dec77d
  6. #e4d193
  7. #e9daa8
  8. #efe3be
  9. #f4ecd4
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a226 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a226
  2. #c19f2f
  3. #ba9b38
  4. #b29841
  5. #ab944a
  6. #a49153
  7. #9d8e5c
  8. #968a65
  9. #8e876e
  10. #878377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a003 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9938b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda116 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a72b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29a70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a226 {
  color: #c8a226;
}
Background
.bg-c8a226 {
  background-color: #c8a226;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a226 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a226;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a226;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a226 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a226, #9dc826);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a226 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 38 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.63 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.32 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.87 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.46 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.95 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.70 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.94 #375dd9 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a226  rgb(200, 162, 38)  hsl(46, 68%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#264cc8  rgb(38, 76, 200)  hsl(226, 68%, 47%)  Sapphire
#26c8a2  rgb(38, 200, 162)  hsl(166, 68%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#a226c8  rgb(162, 38, 200)  hsl(286, 68%, 47%)  Dark Orchid