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#C8A331

#c8a331 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a331 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 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.5% magenta, 75.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 45.3°, with 60.64% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.387

Complementary

  1. #c8a331
  2. #3156c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a331
  2. #31a1c8
  3. #5831c8

Analogous

  1. #c85831
  2. #c8a331
  3. #a1c831

Triadic

  1. #c8a331
  2. #31c8a3
  3. #a331c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a331
  2. #56c831
  3. #3156c8
  4. #a331c8

Square

  1. #c8a331
  2. #31c858
  3. #3156c8
  4. #c831a1

Monochromatic

  1. #4d3f13
  2. #8b7122
  3. #c8a331
  4. #dbbf6b
  5. #eadaa8

Shades

#c8a331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a331
  2. #b4932c
  3. #a08227
  4. #8c7222
  5. #78621d
  6. #645219
  7. #504114
  8. #3c310f
  9. #28210a
  10. #141005
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a331
  2. #ceac46
  3. #d3b55a
  4. #d9bf6f
  5. #dec883
  6. #e4d198
  7. #e9daad
  8. #efe3c1
  9. #f4edd6
  10. #faf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a331
  2. #c1a039
  3. #ba9c41
  4. #b29949
  5. #ab9551
  6. #a49259
  7. #9d8e60
  8. #968b68
  9. #8e8770
  10. #878478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a11d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9958d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda226 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a835 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29b73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a331 {
  color: #c8a331;
}
Background
.bg-c8a331 {
  background-color: #c8a331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a331 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 163 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a331, #a1c831);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 163 49 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.42 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.52 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.34 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.52 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.03 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.14 #375cce Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a331  rgb(200, 163, 49)  hsl(45, 61%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#3156c8  rgb(49, 86, 200)  hsl(225, 61%, 49%)  Sapphire
#31c8a3  rgb(49, 200, 163)  hsl(165, 61%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#a331c8  rgb(163, 49, 200)  hsl(285, 61%, 49%)  Dark Orchid