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#CAA540

#caa540 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa540 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.32% magenta, 68.32% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 43.91°, with 56.56% saturation and 52.16% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3984

Complementary

  1. #caa540
  2. #4065ca

Split complementary

  1. #caa540
  2. #40aaca
  3. #6040ca

Analogous

  1. #ca6040
  2. #caa540
  3. #aaca40

Triadic

  1. #caa540
  2. #40caa5
  3. #a540ca

Tetradic

  1. #caa540
  2. #65ca40
  3. #4065ca
  4. #a540ca

Square

  1. #caa540
  2. #40ca60
  3. #4065ca
  4. #ca40aa

Monochromatic

  1. #584719
  2. #947829
  3. #caa540
  4. #dbc17c
  5. #ebddb8

Shades

#caa540 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa540
  2. #b6953a
  3. #a28433
  4. #8d742d
  5. #796326
  6. #655320
  7. #51421a
  8. #3d3213
  9. #28210d
  10. #141106
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa540 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa540
  2. #cfae53
  3. #d5b766
  4. #dac079
  5. #dfc98c
  6. #e5d2a0
  7. #eadbb3
  8. #efe4c6
  9. #f4edd9
  10. #faf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa540 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa540
  2. #c3a146
  3. #bb9e4d
  4. #b49a53
  5. #ac965a
  6. #a59360
  7. #9e8f66
  8. #968b6d
  9. #8f8773
  10. #87847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a88b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a333 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ae45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da9790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa439 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4aa43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d49d78 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa540 {
  color: #caa540;
}
Background
.bg-caa540 {
  background-color: #caa540;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa540 {
  border: 2px solid #caa540;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa540;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 165 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 57% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa540 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa540, #aaca40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa540 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 165 64 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.52 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.77 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.79 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.41 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.58 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.25 #355abf Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caa540  rgb(202, 165, 64)  hsl(44, 57%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#4065ca  rgb(64, 101, 202)  hsl(224, 57%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#40caa5  rgb(64, 202, 165)  hsl(164, 57%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a540ca  rgb(165, 64, 202)  hsl(284, 57%, 52%)  Dark Orchid