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#C8A30D

#c8a30d ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a30d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 63.92% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.5% magenta, 93.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 48.13°, with 87.79% saturation and 41.76% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.86.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.385

Complementary

  1. #c8a30d
  2. #0d32c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a30d
  2. #0d8fc8
  3. #450dc8

Analogous

  1. #c8450d
  2. #c8a30d
  3. #8fc80d

Triadic

  1. #c8a30d
  2. #0dc8a3
  3. #a30dc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a30d
  2. #32c80d
  3. #0d32c8
  4. #a30dc8

Square

  1. #c8a30d
  2. #0dc845
  3. #0d32c8
  4. #c80d8f

Monochromatic

  1. #382e04
  2. #806808
  3. #c8a30d
  4. #f2cb30
  5. #f6dd78

Shades

#c8a30d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a30d
  2. #b4930c
  3. #a0820a
  4. #8c7209
  5. #786208
  6. #645207
  7. #504105
  8. #3c3104
  9. #282103
  10. #141001
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a30d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a30d
  2. #ceac25
  3. #d3b53d
  4. #d9bf56
  5. #dec86e
  6. #e4d186
  7. #e9da9e
  8. #efe3b6
  9. #f4edcf
  10. #faf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a30d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a30d
  2. #c1a019
  3. #ba9c24
  4. #b29930
  5. #ab953b
  6. #a49247
  7. #9d8e52
  8. #968b5e
  9. #8e8769
  10. #878475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ab1e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9948b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a818 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d39a6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a30d {
  color: #c8a30d;
}
Background
.bg-c8a30d {
  background-color: #c8a30d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a30d {
  border: 2px solid #c8a30d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a30d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 163 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 88% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a30d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a30d, #8fc80d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a30d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 163 13 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.86 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.88 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.65 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.62 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.29 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 9.58 #375cf2 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a30d  rgb(200, 163, 13)  hsl(48, 88%, 42%)  Metallic Gold
#0d32c8  rgb(13, 50, 200)  hsl(228, 88%, 42%)  Persian Blue
#0dc8a3  rgb(13, 200, 163)  hsl(168, 88%, 42%)  Caribbean Green
#a30dc8  rgb(163, 13, 200)  hsl(288, 88%, 42%)  Dark Orchid