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#CAA331

#caa331 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 63.92% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.31% magenta, 75.74% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.71°, with 60.96% saturation and 49.22% 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 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.41.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3897

Complementary

  1. #caa331
  2. #3158ca

Split complementary

  1. #caa331
  2. #31a5ca
  3. #5731ca

Analogous

  1. #ca5731
  2. #caa331
  3. #a5ca31

Triadic

  1. #caa331
  2. #31caa3
  3. #a331ca

Tetradic

  1. #caa331
  2. #58ca31
  3. #3158ca
  4. #a331ca

Square

  1. #caa331
  2. #31ca57
  3. #3158ca
  4. #ca31a5

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4013
  2. #8c7122
  3. #caa331
  4. #dbbf6c
  5. #eadaaa

Shades

#caa331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa331
  2. #b6932c
  3. #a28227
  4. #8d7222
  5. #79621d
  6. #655219
  7. #514114
  8. #3d310f
  9. #28210a
  10. #141005
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa331
  2. #cfac46
  3. #d5b55a
  4. #dabf6f
  5. #dfc883
  6. #e5d198
  7. #eadaad
  8. #efe3c1
  9. #f4edd6
  10. #faf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa331
  2. #c3a039
  3. #bb9c41
  4. #b49949
  5. #ac9551
  6. #a59259
  7. #9e8e60
  8. #968b68
  9. #8f8770
  10. #878478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a688 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a11d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ac37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db958d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea226 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a935 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d49b73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa331 {
  color: #caa331;
}
Background
.bg-caa331 {
  background-color: #caa331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa331 {
  border: 2px solid #caa331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 163 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa331, #a5ca31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 163 49 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.41 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.98 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.93 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.07 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.07 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.39 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.66 #355cce Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caa331  rgb(202, 163, 49)  hsl(45, 61%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#3158ca  rgb(49, 88, 202)  hsl(225, 61%, 49%)  Sapphire
#31caa3  rgb(49, 202, 163)  hsl(165, 61%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#a331ca  rgb(163, 49, 202)  hsl(285, 61%, 49%)  Dark Orchid