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#C8A613

#c8a613 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a613 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 65.1% green and 7.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 90.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 48.73°, with 82.65% saturation and 42.94% 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 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.42.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.396

Complementary

  1. #c8a613
  2. #1335c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a613
  2. #138fc8
  3. #4b13c8

Analogous

  1. #c84b13
  2. #c8a613
  3. #8fc813

Triadic

  1. #c8a613
  2. #13c8a6
  3. #a613c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a613
  2. #35c813
  3. #1335c8
  4. #a613c8

Square

  1. #c8a613
  2. #13c84b
  3. #1335c8
  4. #c8138f

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3206
  2. #826c0c
  3. #c8a613
  4. #eccb3b
  5. #f3de81

Shades

#c8a613 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a613
  2. #b49511
  3. #a0850f
  4. #8c740d
  5. #78640b
  6. #64530a
  7. #504208
  8. #3c3206
  9. #282104
  10. #141102
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a613 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a613
  2. #ceaf2b
  3. #d3b842
  4. #d9c15a
  5. #deca71
  6. #e4d389
  7. #e9dba1
  8. #efe4b8
  9. #f4edd0
  10. #faf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a613 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a613
  2. #c1a21e
  3. #ba9e29
  4. #b29b34
  5. #ab973f
  6. #a4934a
  7. #9d8f54
  8. #968b5f
  9. #8e886a
  10. #878475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a886 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ad22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9978d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4aa1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29d71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a613 {
  color: #c8a613;
}
Background
.bg-c8a613 {
  background-color: #c8a613;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a613 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a613;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a613;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 166 19;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 83% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a613 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a613, #8fc813);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a613 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 166 19 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.42 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.66 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.55 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.41 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.68 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.47 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 9.18 #3759ec Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a613  rgb(200, 166, 19)  hsl(49, 83%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#1335c8  rgb(19, 53, 200)  hsl(229, 83%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#13c8a6  rgb(19, 200, 166)  hsl(169, 83%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#a613c8  rgb(166, 19, 200)  hsl(289, 83%, 43%)  Dark Orchid