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#caab1d ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caab1d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 67.06% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.35% magenta, 85.64% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 49.25°, with 74.89% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.93.

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Relative luminance0.4177

Complementary

  1. #caab1d
  2. #1d3cca

Split complementary

  1. #caab1d
  2. #1d92ca
  3. #541dca

Analogous

  1. #ca541d
  2. #caab1d
  3. #92ca1d

Triadic

  1. #caab1d
  2. #1dcaab
  3. #ab1dca

Tetradic

  1. #caab1d
  2. #3cca1d
  3. #1d3cca
  4. #ab1dca

Square

  1. #caab1d
  2. #1dca54
  3. #1d3cca
  4. #ca1d92

Monochromatic

  1. #443a0a
  2. #877213
  3. #caab1d
  4. #e6ca4e
  5. #efde91

Shades

#caab1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caab1d
  2. #b69a1a
  3. #a28917
  4. #8d7814
  5. #796711
  6. #65560f
  7. #51440c
  8. #3d3309
  9. #282206
  10. #141103
  11. #000000

Tints

#caab1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caab1d
  2. #cfb334
  3. #d5bc4a
  4. #dac461
  5. #dfcd77
  6. #e5d58e
  7. #eadda5
  8. #efe6bb
  9. #f4eed2
  10. #faf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caab1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caab1d
  2. #c3a727
  3. #bba231
  4. #b49e3b
  5. #ac9a45
  6. #a5964f
  7. #9e9158
  8. #968d62
  9. #8f896c
  10. #878476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9ac8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b129 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db9c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3a900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8af25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4a275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caab1d {
  color: #caab1d;
}
Background
.bg-caab1d {
  background-color: #caab1d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caab1d {
  border: 2px solid #caab1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caab1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 171 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 75% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caab1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caab1d, #92ca1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caab1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 171 29 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.93 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.29 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.53 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.43 #3554e2 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caab1d  rgb(202, 171, 29)  hsl(49, 75%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#1d3cca  rgb(29, 60, 202)  hsl(229, 75%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#1dcaab  rgb(29, 202, 171)  hsl(169, 75%, 45%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab1dca  rgb(171, 29, 202)  hsl(289, 75%, 45%)  Dark Orchid