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#CAA335

#caa335 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa335 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 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.31% magenta, 73.76% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.3°, with 58.43% saturation and 50% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3901

Complementary

  1. #caa335
  2. #355cca

Split complementary

  1. #caa335
  2. #35a6ca
  3. #5935ca

Analogous

  1. #ca5935
  2. #caa335
  3. #a6ca35

Triadic

  1. #caa335
  2. #35caa3
  3. #a335ca

Tetradic

  1. #caa335
  2. #5cca35
  3. #355cca
  4. #a335ca

Square

  1. #caa335
  2. #35ca59
  3. #355cca
  4. #ca35a6

Monochromatic

  1. #514115
  2. #8d7225
  3. #caa335
  4. #dabf72
  5. #eadaae

Shades

#caa335 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa335
  2. #b69330
  3. #a2822a
  4. #8d7225
  5. #796220
  6. #65521b
  7. #514115
  8. #3d3110
  9. #28210b
  10. #141005
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa335 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa335
  2. #cfac49
  3. #d5b55d
  4. #dabf72
  5. #dfc886
  6. #e5d19a
  7. #eadaae
  8. #efe3c2
  9. #f4edd7
  10. #faf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa335 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa335
  2. #c3a03d
  3. #bb9c44
  4. #b4994c
  5. #ac9553
  6. #a5925b
  7. #9e8e62
  8. #968b6a
  9. #8f8771
  10. #878479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a224 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db958d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea22c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a938 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d49b74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa335 {
  color: #caa335;
}
Background
.bg-caa335 {
  background-color: #caa335;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa335 {
  border: 2px solid #caa335;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa335;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 163 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 58% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa335 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa335, #a6ca35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa335 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 163 53 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.53 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.06 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.13 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.05 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.29 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.58 #355cca Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caa335  rgb(202, 163, 53)  hsl(44, 58%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#355cca  rgb(53, 92, 202)  hsl(224, 58%, 50%)  Sapphire
#35caa3  rgb(53, 202, 163)  hsl(164, 58%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#a335ca  rgb(163, 53, 202)  hsl(284, 58%, 50%)  Dark Orchid