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#CAA40F

#caa40f ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa40f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 64.31% green and 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.81% magenta, 92.57% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 47.81°, with 86.18% saturation and 42.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3914

Complementary

  1. #caa40f
  2. #0f35ca

Split complementary

  1. #caa40f
  2. #0f92ca
  3. #470fca

Analogous

  1. #ca470f
  2. #caa40f
  3. #92ca0f

Triadic

  1. #caa40f
  2. #0fcaa4
  3. #a40fca

Tetradic

  1. #caa40f
  2. #35ca0f
  3. #0f35ca
  4. #a40fca

Square

  1. #caa40f
  2. #0fca47
  3. #0f35ca
  4. #ca0f92

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3004
  2. #836a0a
  3. #caa40f
  4. #f0ca35
  5. #f5dd7d

Shades

#caa40f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa40f
  2. #b6940e
  3. #a2830c
  4. #8d730b
  5. #796209
  6. #655208
  7. #514206
  8. #3d3105
  9. #282103
  10. #141002
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa40f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa40f
  2. #cfad27
  3. #d5b63f
  4. #dabf57
  5. #dfc86f
  6. #e5d287
  7. #eadb9f
  8. #efe4b7
  9. #f4edcf
  10. #faf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa40f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa40f
  2. #c3a01a
  3. #bb9d26
  4. #b49931
  5. #ac963c
  6. #a59248
  7. #9e8e53
  8. #968b5e
  9. #8f8769
  10. #878475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a686 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc958c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0a300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5a91a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d59b6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa40f {
  color: #caa40f;
}
Background
.bg-caa40f {
  background-color: #caa40f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa40f {
  border: 2px solid #caa40f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa40f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 164 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa40f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa40f, #92ca0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa40f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 164 15 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.55 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.54 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.53 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.21 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 9.19 #355bf0 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caa40f  rgb(202, 164, 15)  hsl(48, 86%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#0f35ca  rgb(15, 53, 202)  hsl(228, 86%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#0fcaa4  rgb(15, 202, 164)  hsl(168, 86%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#a40fca  rgb(164, 15, 202)  hsl(288, 86%, 43%)  Dark Orchid