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#C8A63D

#c8a63d ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a63d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 69.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 45.32°, with 55.82% saturation and 51.18% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.3989

Complementary

  1. #c8a63d
  2. #3d5fc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a63d
  2. #3da5c8
  3. #613dc8

Analogous

  1. #c8613d
  2. #c8a63d
  3. #a5c83d

Triadic

  1. #c8a63d
  2. #3dc8a6
  3. #a63dc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a63d
  2. #5fc83d
  3. #3d5fc8
  4. #a63dc8

Square

  1. #c8a63d
  2. #3dc861
  3. #3d5fc8
  4. #c83da5

Monochromatic

  1. #544518
  2. #907729
  3. #c8a63d
  4. #d9c179
  5. #eaddb4

Shades

#c8a63d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a63d
  2. #b49537
  3. #a08531
  4. #8c742b
  5. #786425
  6. #64531f
  7. #504218
  8. #3c3212
  9. #28210c
  10. #141106
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a63d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a63d
  2. #ceaf50
  3. #d3b864
  4. #d9c177
  5. #deca8b
  6. #e4d39e
  7. #e9dbb1
  8. #efe4c5
  9. #f4edd8
  10. #faf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a63d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a63d
  2. #c1a244
  3. #ba9e4a
  4. #b29b51
  5. #ab9758
  6. #a4935f
  7. #9d8f65
  8. #968b6c
  9. #8e8873
  10. #878479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a88b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a42f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ad42 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d89990 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa535 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3ab40 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29e78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a63d {
  color: #c8a63d;
}
Background
.bg-c8a63d {
  background-color: #c8a63d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a63d {
  border: 2px solid #c8a63d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a63d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 166 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 56% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a63d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a63d, #a5c83d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a63d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 166 61 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.13 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.92 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.34 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.67 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.20 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.32 #3759c2 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a63d  rgb(200, 166, 61)  hsl(45, 56%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#3d5fc8  rgb(61, 95, 200)  hsl(225, 56%, 51%)  Royal Blue
#3dc8a6  rgb(61, 200, 166)  hsl(165, 56%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a63dc8  rgb(166, 61, 200)  hsl(285, 56%, 51%)  Dark Orchid