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#CAAB49

#caab49 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#caab49 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.35% magenta, 63.86% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 45.58°, with 54.89% saturation and 53.92% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.12.

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Relative luminance0.4216

Complementary

  1. #caab49
  2. #4968ca

Split complementary

  1. #caab49
  2. #49a8ca
  3. #6a49ca

Analogous

  1. #ca6a49
  2. #caab49
  3. #a8ca49

Triadic

  1. #caab49
  2. #49caab
  3. #ab49ca

Tetradic

  1. #caab49
  2. #68ca49
  3. #4968ca
  4. #ab49ca

Square

  1. #caab49
  2. #49ca6a
  3. #4968ca
  4. #ca49a8

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4e1c
  2. #9a802d
  3. #caab49
  4. #dbc684
  5. #ede2bf

Shades

#caab49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caab49
  2. #b69a42
  3. #a2893a
  4. #8d7833
  5. #79672c
  6. #655625
  7. #51441d
  8. #3d3316
  9. #28220f
  10. #141107
  11. #000000

Tints

#caab49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caab49
  2. #cfb35b
  3. #d5bc6d
  4. #dac480
  5. #dfcd92
  6. #e5d5a4
  7. #eaddb6
  8. #efe6c8
  9. #f4eedb
  10. #faf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caab49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caab49
  2. #c3a74f
  3. #bba254
  4. #b49e5a
  5. #ac9a5f
  6. #a59665
  7. #9e916a
  8. #968d70
  9. #8f8975
  10. #87847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baad90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca93e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b24d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da9e96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2aa43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6af4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4a37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caab49 {
  color: #caab49;
}
Background
.bg-caab49 {
  background-color: #caab49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caab49 {
  border: 2px solid #caab49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caab49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 171 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 55% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caab49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caab49, #a8ca49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caab49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 171 73 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.12 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.12 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.22 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.28 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.97 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.38 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.36 #3554b6 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caab49  rgb(202, 171, 73)  hsl(46, 55%, 54%)  Metallic Gold
#4968ca  rgb(73, 104, 202)  hsl(226, 55%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#49caab  rgb(73, 202, 171)  hsl(166, 55%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab49ca  rgb(171, 73, 202)  hsl(286, 55%, 54%)  Medium Orchid