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#CAA227

#caa227 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa227 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 63.53% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.8% magenta, 80.69% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 45.28°, with 67.63% saturation and 47.25% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.3854

Complementary

  1. #caa227
  2. #274fca

Split complementary

  1. #caa227
  2. #27a0ca
  3. #5127ca

Analogous

  1. #ca5127
  2. #caa227
  3. #a0ca27

Triadic

  1. #caa227
  2. #27caa2
  3. #a227ca

Tetradic

  1. #caa227
  2. #4fca27
  3. #274fca
  4. #a227ca

Square

  1. #caa227
  2. #27ca51
  3. #274fca
  4. #ca27a0

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3b0e
  2. #8a6f1b
  3. #caa227
  4. #e0c05e
  5. #ecd99e

Shades

#caa227 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa227
  2. #b69223
  3. #a2821f
  4. #8d711b
  5. #796117
  6. #655114
  7. #514110
  8. #3d310c
  9. #282008
  10. #141004
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa227 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa227
  2. #cfab3d
  3. #d5b552
  4. #dabe68
  5. #dfc77d
  6. #e5d193
  7. #eadaa9
  8. #efe3be
  9. #f4ecd4
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa227 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa227
  2. #c39f30
  3. #bb9b39
  4. #b49842
  5. #ac944b
  6. #a59154
  7. #9e8e5c
  8. #968a65
  9. #8f876e
  10. #878377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a586 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a005 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfab2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db938b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea118 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a82c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d59970 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa227 {
  color: #caa227;
}
Background
.bg-caa227 {
  background-color: #caa227;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa227 {
  border: 2px solid #caa227;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa227;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 162 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 68% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa227 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa227, #a0ca27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa227 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 162 39 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.62 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.76 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.15 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.20 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.99 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.62 #355dd8 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caa227  rgb(202, 162, 39)  hsl(45, 68%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#274fca  rgb(39, 79, 202)  hsl(225, 68%, 47%)  Sapphire
#27caa2  rgb(39, 202, 162)  hsl(165, 68%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#a227ca  rgb(162, 39, 202)  hsl(285, 68%, 47%)  Dark Orchid