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#CAA512

#caa512 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa512 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 64.71% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.32% magenta, 91.09% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 47.93°, with 83.64% saturation and 43.14% 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 8.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.3951

Complementary

  1. #caa512
  2. #1237ca

Split complementary

  1. #caa512
  2. #1293ca
  3. #4912ca

Analogous

  1. #ca4912
  2. #caa512
  3. #93ca12

Triadic

  1. #caa512
  2. #12caa5
  3. #a512ca

Tetradic

  1. #caa512
  2. #37ca12
  3. #1237ca
  4. #a512ca

Square

  1. #caa512
  2. #12ca49
  3. #1237ca
  4. #ca1293

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3205
  2. #846c0c
  3. #caa512
  4. #eeca3b
  5. #f4dd81

Shades

#caa512 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa512
  2. #b69510
  3. #a2840e
  4. #8d740d
  5. #79630b
  6. #655309
  7. #514207
  8. #3d3205
  9. #282104
  10. #141102
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa512 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa512
  2. #cfae2a
  3. #d5b741
  4. #dac059
  5. #dfc971
  6. #e5d289
  7. #eadba0
  8. #efe4b8
  9. #f4edd0
  10. #faf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa512 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa512
  2. #c3a11d
  3. #bb9e28
  4. #b49a33
  5. #ac963e
  6. #a59349
  7. #9e8f54
  8. #968b5f
  9. #8f876a
  10. #878475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a786 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ad21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db968d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5aa1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d59c70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa512 {
  color: #caa512;
}
Background
.bg-caa512 {
  background-color: #caa512;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa512 {
  border: 2px solid #caa512;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa512;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 165 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa512 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa512, #93ca12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa512 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 165 18 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.34 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.74 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.18 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.11 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.28 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.94 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 9.04 #355aed Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caa512  rgb(202, 165, 18)  hsl(48, 84%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#1237ca  rgb(18, 55, 202)  hsl(228, 84%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#12caa5  rgb(18, 202, 165)  hsl(168, 84%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#a512ca  rgb(165, 18, 202)  hsl(288, 84%, 43%)  Dark Orchid