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#C8A23E

#c8a23e ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a23e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 69% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 43.48°, with 55.65% saturation and 51.37% 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 8.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3847

Complementary

  1. #c8a23e
  2. #3e64c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a23e
  2. #3ea9c8
  3. #5d3ec8

Analogous

  1. #c85d3e
  2. #c8a23e
  3. #a9c83e

Triadic

  1. #c8a23e
  2. #3ec8a2
  3. #a23ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a23e
  2. #64c83e
  3. #3e64c8
  4. #a23ec8

Square

  1. #c8a23e
  2. #3ec85d
  3. #3e64c8
  4. #c83ea9

Monochromatic

  1. #554418
  2. #907429
  3. #c8a23e
  4. #d9bf7a
  5. #eadbb5

Shades

#c8a23e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a23e
  2. #b49238
  3. #a08232
  4. #8c712b
  5. #786125
  6. #64511f
  7. #504119
  8. #3c3113
  9. #28200c
  10. #141006
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a23e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a23e
  2. #ceab51
  3. #d3b565
  4. #d9be78
  5. #dec78b
  6. #e4d19f
  7. #e9dab2
  8. #efe3c5
  9. #f4ecd8
  10. #faf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a23e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a23e
  2. #c19f45
  3. #ba9b4b
  4. #b29852
  5. #ab9458
  6. #a4915f
  7. #9d8e66
  8. #968a6c
  9. #8e8773
  10. #878379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a589 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a131 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beab43 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8948d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda137 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a741 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29a76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a23e {
  color: #c8a23e;
}
Background
.bg-c8a23e {
  background-color: #c8a23e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a23e {
  border: 2px solid #c8a23e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a23e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 56% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a23e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a23e, #a9c83e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a23e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 62 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.31 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.80 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.07 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.15 #375dc1 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a23e  rgb(200, 162, 62)  hsl(43, 56%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#3e64c8  rgb(62, 100, 200)  hsl(223, 56%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#3ec8a2  rgb(62, 200, 162)  hsl(163, 56%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a23ec8  rgb(162, 62, 200)  hsl(283, 56%, 51%)  Dark Orchid