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#CAA338

#caa338 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa338 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.31% magenta, 72.28% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 43.97°, with 57.94% saturation and 50.59% 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 8.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.3904

Complementary

  1. #caa338
  2. #385fca

Split complementary

  1. #caa338
  2. #38a8ca
  3. #5a38ca

Analogous

  1. #ca5a38
  2. #caa338
  3. #a8ca38

Triadic

  1. #caa338
  2. #38caa3
  3. #a338ca

Tetradic

  1. #caa338
  2. #5fca38
  3. #385fca
  4. #a338ca

Square

  1. #caa338
  2. #38ca5a
  3. #385fca
  4. #ca38a8

Monochromatic

  1. #534316
  2. #8f7326
  3. #caa338
  4. #dabf74
  5. #eadbb1

Shades

#caa338 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa338
  2. #b69332
  3. #a2822d
  4. #8d7227
  5. #796222
  6. #65521c
  7. #514116
  8. #3d3111
  9. #28210b
  10. #141006
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa338 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa338
  2. #cfac4c
  3. #d5b560
  4. #dabf74
  5. #dfc888
  6. #e5d19c
  7. #eadaaf
  8. #efe3c3
  9. #f4edd7
  10. #faf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa338 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa338
  2. #c3a03f
  3. #bb9c46
  4. #b4994e
  5. #ac9555
  6. #a5925c
  7. #9e8e63
  8. #968b6a
  9. #8f8772
  10. #878479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a689 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a228 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db958d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea22f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a93b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d49b75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa338 {
  color: #caa338;
}
Background
.bg-caa338 {
  background-color: #caa338;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa338 {
  border: 2px solid #caa338;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa338;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 163 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa338 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa338, #a8ca38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa338 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 163 56 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.66 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.16 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.18 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.19 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.06 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.22 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.38 #355cc7 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caa338  rgb(202, 163, 56)  hsl(44, 58%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#385fca  rgb(56, 95, 202)  hsl(224, 58%, 51%)  Denim
#38caa3  rgb(56, 202, 163)  hsl(164, 58%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#a338ca  rgb(163, 56, 202)  hsl(284, 58%, 51%)  Dark Orchid