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#CAA538

#caa538 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa538 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 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.32% magenta, 72.28% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.79°, 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 8.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.03.

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Relative luminance0.3975

Complementary

  1. #caa538
  2. #385dca

Split complementary

  1. #caa538
  2. #38a6ca
  3. #5c38ca

Analogous

  1. #ca5c38
  2. #caa538
  3. #a6ca38

Triadic

  1. #caa538
  2. #38caa5
  3. #a538ca

Tetradic

  1. #caa538
  2. #5dca38
  3. #385dca
  4. #a538ca

Square

  1. #caa538
  2. #38ca5c
  3. #385dca
  4. #ca38a6

Monochromatic

  1. #534416
  2. #8f7526
  3. #caa538
  4. #dac074
  5. #eadcb1

Shades

#caa538 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa538
  2. #b69532
  3. #a2842d
  4. #8d7427
  5. #796322
  6. #65531c
  7. #514216
  8. #3d3211
  9. #28210b
  10. #141106
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa538 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa538
  2. #cfae4c
  3. #d5b760
  4. #dac074
  5. #dfc988
  6. #e5d29c
  7. #eadbaf
  8. #efe4c3
  9. #f4edd7
  10. #faf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa538 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa538
  2. #c3a13f
  3. #bb9e46
  4. #b49a4e
  5. #ac9655
  6. #a5935c
  7. #9e8f63
  8. #968b6a
  9. #8f8772
  10. #878479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a88a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a328 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ad3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db978f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa42f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5aa3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d49d76 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa538 {
  color: #caa538;
}
Background
.bg-caa538 {
  background-color: #caa538;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa538 {
  border: 2px solid #caa538;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa538;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 165 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 58% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa538 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa538, #a6ca38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa538 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 165 56 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.03 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.47 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.36 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.88 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.58 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.92 #355ac7 Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caa538  rgb(202, 165, 56)  hsl(45, 58%, 51%)  Metallic Gold
#385dca  rgb(56, 93, 202)  hsl(225, 58%, 51%)  Denim
#38caa5  rgb(56, 202, 165)  hsl(165, 58%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a538ca  rgb(165, 56, 202)  hsl(285, 58%, 51%)  Dark Orchid