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#C8A42B

#c8a42b ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a42b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 64.31% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 78.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 46.24°, with 64.61% saturation and 47.65% 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 3.14.

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Relative luminance0.39

Complementary

  1. #c8a42b
  2. #2b4fc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a42b
  2. #2b9ec8
  3. #552bc8

Analogous

  1. #c8552b
  2. #c8a42b
  3. #9ec82b

Triadic

  1. #c8a42b
  2. #2bc8a4
  3. #a42bc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a42b
  2. #4fc82b
  3. #2b4fc8
  4. #a42bc8

Square

  1. #c8a42b
  2. #2bc855
  3. #2b4fc8
  4. #c82b9e

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3d10
  2. #89701d
  3. #c8a42b
  4. #ddc162
  5. #ebdaa1

Shades

#c8a42b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a42b
  2. #b49427
  3. #a08322
  4. #8c731e
  5. #78621a
  6. #645216
  7. #504211
  8. #3c310d
  9. #282109
  10. #141004
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a42b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a42b
  2. #cead40
  3. #d3b655
  4. #d9bf6b
  5. #dec880
  6. #e4d295
  7. #e9dbaa
  8. #efe4bf
  9. #f4edd5
  10. #faf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a42b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a42b
  2. #c1a034
  3. #ba9d3c
  4. #b29945
  5. #ab964d
  6. #a49256
  7. #9d8e5e
  8. #968b67
  9. #8e876f
  10. #878478
  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 #b6a687 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a210 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9968d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea31e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a930 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29c72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a42b {
  color: #c8a42b;
}
Background
.bg-c8a42b {
  background-color: #c8a42b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a42b {
  border: 2px solid #c8a42b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a42b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 164 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a42b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a42b, #9ec82b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a42b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 164 43 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.14 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.71 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.16 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.22 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.38 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.98 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 9.58 #375bd4 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a42b  rgb(200, 164, 43)  hsl(46, 65%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#2b4fc8  rgb(43, 79, 200)  hsl(226, 65%, 48%)  Sapphire
#2bc8a4  rgb(43, 200, 164)  hsl(166, 65%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a42bc8  rgb(164, 43, 200)  hsl(286, 65%, 48%)  Dark Orchid