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#CAA446

#caa446 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa446 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 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.81% magenta, 65.35% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 42.73°, with 55.46% saturation and 53.33% 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 8.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.4.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3955

Complementary

  1. #caa446
  2. #466cca

Split complementary

  1. #caa446
  2. #46aeca
  3. #6246ca

Analogous

  1. #ca6246
  2. #caa446
  3. #aeca46

Triadic

  1. #caa446
  2. #46caa4
  3. #a446ca

Tetradic

  1. #caa446
  2. #6cca46
  3. #466cca
  4. #a446ca

Square

  1. #caa446
  2. #46ca62
  3. #466cca
  4. #ca46ae

Monochromatic

  1. #5c491a
  2. #98792c
  3. #caa446
  4. #dbc181
  5. #ecdebd

Shades

#caa446 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa446
  2. #b6943f
  3. #a28338
  4. #8d7331
  5. #79622a
  6. #655223
  7. #51421c
  8. #3d3115
  9. #28210e
  10. #141007
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa446 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa446
  2. #cfad59
  3. #d5b66b
  4. #dabf7e
  5. #dfc890
  6. #e5d2a3
  7. #eadbb5
  8. #efe4c8
  9. #f4edda
  10. #faf6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa446 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa446
  2. #c3a04c
  3. #bb9d52
  4. #b49957
  5. #ac965d
  6. #a59263
  7. #9e8e69
  8. #968b6f
  9. #8f8774
  10. #87847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a78c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a33b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfad4a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da9790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea340 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4a948 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d49c79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa446 {
  color: #caa446;
}
Background
.bg-caa446 {
  background-color: #caa446;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa446 {
  border: 2px solid #caa446;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa446;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 164 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 55% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa446 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa446, #aeca46);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa446 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 164 70 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.40 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.06 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.60 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.67 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.78 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.07 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.46 #355bb9 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caa446  rgb(202, 164, 70)  hsl(43, 55%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#466cca  rgb(70, 108, 202)  hsl(223, 55%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#46caa4  rgb(70, 202, 164)  hsl(163, 55%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a446ca  rgb(164, 70, 202)  hsl(283, 55%, 53%)  Dark Orchid