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#C8A712

#c8a712 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a712 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 65.49% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.5% magenta, 91% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 49.12°, with 83.49% saturation and 42.75% 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 8.99:1 (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 luminance0.3996

Complementary

  1. #c8a712
  2. #1233c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a712
  2. #128ec8
  3. #4c12c8

Analogous

  1. #c84c12
  2. #c8a712
  3. #8ec812

Triadic

  1. #c8a712
  2. #12c8a7
  3. #a712c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a712
  2. #33c812
  3. #1233c8
  4. #a712c8

Square

  1. #c8a712
  2. #12c84c
  3. #1233c8
  4. #c8128e

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3205
  2. #826c0c
  3. #c8a712
  4. #edcd39
  5. #f4de7f

Shades

#c8a712 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a712
  2. #b49610
  3. #a0860e
  4. #8c750d
  5. #78640b
  6. #645409
  7. #504307
  8. #3c3205
  9. #282104
  10. #141102
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a712 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a712
  2. #ceb02a
  3. #d3b941
  4. #d9c159
  5. #deca71
  6. #e4d389
  7. #e9dca0
  8. #efe5b8
  9. #f4edd0
  10. #faf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a712 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a712
  2. #c1a31d
  3. #ba9f28
  4. #b29b33
  5. #ab973e
  6. #a49449
  7. #9d9054
  8. #968c5f
  9. #8e886a
  10. #878475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #baa400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3ae22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9988e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0a500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5ab1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29e71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a712 {
  color: #c8a712;
}
Background
.bg-c8a712 {
  background-color: #c8a712;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a712 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a712;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a712;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 167 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 83% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a712 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a712, #8ec812);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a712 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 167 18 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.42 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.39 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.84 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.43 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.58 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.32 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 9.08 #3758ed Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a712  rgb(200, 167, 18)  hsl(49, 83%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#1233c8  rgb(18, 51, 200)  hsl(229, 83%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#12c8a7  rgb(18, 200, 167)  hsl(169, 83%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#a712c8  rgb(167, 18, 200)  hsl(289, 83%, 43%)  Dark Orchid