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#CAA815

#caa815 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caa815 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 65.88% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.83% magenta, 89.6% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 48.73°, with 81.17% saturation and 43.73% 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 9.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.4062

Complementary

  1. #caa815
  2. #1537ca

Split complementary

  1. #caa815
  2. #1592ca
  3. #4e15ca

Analogous

  1. #ca4e15
  2. #caa815
  3. #92ca15

Triadic

  1. #caa815
  2. #15caa8
  3. #a815ca

Tetradic

  1. #caa815
  2. #37ca15
  3. #1537ca
  4. #a815ca

Square

  1. #caa815
  2. #15ca4e
  3. #1537ca
  4. #ca1592

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3507
  2. #856e0e
  3. #caa815
  4. #ebcb40
  5. #f2de86

Shades

#caa815 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caa815
  2. #b69713
  3. #a28611
  4. #8d760f
  5. #79650d
  6. #65540b
  7. #514308
  8. #3d3206
  9. #282204
  10. #141102
  11. #000000

Tints

#caa815 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caa815
  2. #cfb12c
  3. #d5b944
  4. #dac25b
  5. #dfcb73
  6. #e5d48a
  7. #eadca1
  8. #efe5b9
  9. #f4eed0
  10. #faf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caa815 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caa815
  2. #c3a420
  3. #bba02a
  4. #b49c35
  5. #ac9840
  6. #a5944b
  7. #9e9055
  8. #968c60
  9. #8f886b
  10. #878475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8aa88 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db998f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2a600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6ac1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d59f72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caa815 {
  color: #caa815;
}
Background
.bg-caa815 {
  background-color: #caa815;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caa815 {
  border: 2px solid #caa815;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caa815;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 168 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caa815 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caa815, #92ca15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caa815 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 168 21 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.23 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.54 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.99 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.80 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.29 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.66 #3557ea Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caa815  rgb(202, 168, 21)  hsl(49, 81%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#1537ca  rgb(21, 55, 202)  hsl(229, 81%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#15caa8  rgb(21, 202, 168)  hsl(169, 81%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#a815ca  rgb(168, 21, 202)  hsl(289, 81%, 44%)  Dark Orchid