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#C8A321

#c8a321 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a321 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.5% magenta, 83.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 46.71°, with 71.67% saturation and 45.69% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.3858

Complementary

  1. #c8a321
  2. #2146c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a321
  2. #219ac8
  3. #5021c8

Analogous

  1. #c85021
  2. #c8a321
  3. #9ac821

Triadic

  1. #c8a321
  2. #21c8a3
  3. #a321c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a321
  2. #46c821
  3. #2146c8
  4. #a321c8

Square

  1. #c8a321
  2. #21c850
  3. #2146c8
  4. #c8219a

Monochromatic

  1. #45380b
  2. #866e16
  3. #c8a321
  4. #e3c353
  5. #edda95

Shades

#c8a321 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a321
  2. #b4931e
  3. #a0821a
  4. #8c7217
  5. #786214
  6. #645211
  7. #50410d
  8. #3c310a
  9. #282107
  10. #141003
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a321 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a321
  2. #ceac37
  3. #d3b54d
  4. #d9bf64
  5. #dec87a
  6. #e4d190
  7. #e9daa6
  8. #efe3bc
  9. #f4edd3
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a321 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a321
  2. #c1a02b
  3. #ba9c34
  4. #b2993e
  5. #ab9547
  6. #a49251
  7. #9d8e5a
  8. #968b64
  9. #8e876d
  10. #878477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9948c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea20c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a827 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29a70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a321 {
  color: #c8a321;
}
Background
.bg-c8a321 {
  background-color: #c8a321;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a321 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a321;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a321;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 163 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a321 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a321, #9ac821);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a321 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 163 33 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.46 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.50 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.39 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.62 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.39 #375cde Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a321  rgb(200, 163, 33)  hsl(47, 72%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#2146c8  rgb(33, 70, 200)  hsl(227, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#21c8a3  rgb(33, 200, 163)  hsl(167, 72%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a321c8  rgb(163, 33, 200)  hsl(287, 72%, 46%)  Dark Orchid