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#C8A34B

#c8a34b ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8a34b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 63.92% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.5% magenta, 62.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 42.24°, with 53.19% saturation and 53.92% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.22.

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Relative luminance0.3898

Complementary

  1. #c8a34b
  2. #4b70c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a34b
  2. #4baec8
  3. #644bc8

Analogous

  1. #c8644b
  2. #c8a34b
  3. #aec84b

Triadic

  1. #c8a34b
  2. #4bc8a3
  3. #a34bc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a34b
  2. #70c84b
  3. #4b70c8
  4. #a34bc8

Square

  1. #c8a34b
  2. #4bc864
  3. #4b70c8
  4. #c84bae

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4a1d
  2. #98792e
  3. #c8a34b
  4. #dac186
  5. #ecdfc0

Shades

#c8a34b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a34b
  2. #b49344
  3. #a0823c
  4. #8c7235
  5. #78622d
  6. #645226
  7. #50411e
  8. #3c3117
  9. #28210f
  10. #141008
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a34b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a34b
  2. #ceac5d
  3. #d3b56f
  4. #d9bf81
  5. #dec893
  6. #e4d1a5
  7. #e9dab7
  8. #efe3c9
  9. #f4eddb
  10. #faf6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a34b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a34b
  2. #c1a050
  3. #ba9c56
  4. #b2995b
  5. #ab9560
  6. #a49266
  7. #9d8e6b
  8. #968b70
  9. #8e8775
  10. #87847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a68c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4a242 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdac4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d89690 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda246 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a84d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29b7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a34b {
  color: #c8a34b;
}
Background
.bg-c8a34b {
  background-color: #c8a34b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a34b {
  border: 2px solid #c8a34b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a34b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 163 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 53% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a34b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a34b, #aec84b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a34b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 163 75 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.22 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.82 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.83 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.09 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.26 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.35 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.35 #375cb4 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a34b  rgb(200, 163, 75)  hsl(42, 53%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#4b70c8  rgb(75, 112, 200)  hsl(222, 53%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#4bc8a3  rgb(75, 200, 163)  hsl(162, 53%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a34bc8  rgb(163, 75, 200)  hsl(282, 53%, 54%)  Purpureus