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#CAA34B

#caa34b ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#caa34b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 63.92% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.31% magenta, 62.87% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 41.57°, with 54.51% saturation and 54.31% 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.32.

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Relative luminance0.3926

Complementary

  1. #caa34b
  2. #4b72ca

Split complementary

  1. #caa34b
  2. #4bb2ca
  3. #634bca

Analogous

  1. #ca634b
  2. #caa34b
  3. #b2ca4b

Triadic

  1. #caa34b
  2. #4bcaa3
  3. #a34bca

Tetradic

  1. #caa34b
  2. #72ca4b
  3. #4b72ca
  4. #a34bca

Square

  1. #caa34b
  2. #4bca63
  3. #4b72ca
  4. #ca4bb2

Monochromatic

  1. #604b1c
  2. #9b792e
  3. #caa34b
  4. #dbc186
  5. #eddfc1

Shades

#caa34b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa34b
  2. #b69344
  3. #a2823c
  4. #8d7235
  5. #79622d
  6. #655226
  7. #51411e
  8. #3d3117
  9. #28210f
  10. #141008
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa34b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa34b
  2. #cfac5d
  3. #d5b56f
  4. #dabf81
  5. #dfc893
  6. #e5d1a5
  7. #eadab7
  8. #efe3c9
  9. #f4eddb
  10. #faf6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa34b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa34b
  2. #c3a050
  3. #bb9c56
  4. #b4995b
  5. #ac9560
  6. #a59266
  7. #9e8e6b
  8. #968b70
  9. #8f8775
  10. #87847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a68c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a242 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beac4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da9690 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea346 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3a94d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d49b7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa34b {
  color: #caa34b;
}
Background
.bg-caa34b {
  background-color: #caa34b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa34b {
  border: 2px solid #caa34b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa34b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 163 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 55% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa34b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa34b, #b2ca4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa34b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 163 75 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.32 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.51 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.77 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.20 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.29 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.58 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.69 #355cb4 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caa34b  rgb(202, 163, 75)  hsl(42, 55%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#4b72ca  rgb(75, 114, 202)  hsl(222, 55%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#4bcaa3  rgb(75, 202, 163)  hsl(162, 55%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a34bca  rgb(163, 75, 202)  hsl(282, 55%, 54%)  Purpureus