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#CAAB52

#caab52 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#caab52 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 67.06% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.35% magenta, 59.41% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.5°, with 53.1% saturation and 55.69% 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.14.

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Relative luminance0.4229

Complementary

  1. #caab52
  2. #5271ca

Split complementary

  1. #caab52
  2. #52adca
  3. #6f52ca

Analogous

  1. #ca6f52
  2. #caab52
  3. #adca52

Triadic

  1. #caab52
  2. #52caab
  3. #ab52ca

Tetradic

  1. #caab52
  2. #71ca52
  3. #5271ca
  4. #ab52ca

Square

  1. #caab52
  2. #52ca6f
  3. #5271ca
  4. #ca52ad

Monochromatic

  1. #64521f
  2. #9f8231
  3. #caab52
  4. #dcc78d
  5. #eee4c7

Shades

#caab52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caab52
  2. #b69a4a
  3. #a28942
  4. #8d7839
  5. #796731
  6. #655629
  7. #514421
  8. #3d3319
  9. #282210
  10. #141108
  11. #000000

Tints

#caab52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caab52
  2. #cfb363
  3. #d5bc75
  4. #dac486
  5. #dfcd97
  6. #e5d5a9
  7. #eaddba
  8. #efe6cb
  9. #f4eedc
  10. #faf7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caab52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caab52
  2. #c3a757
  3. #bba25b
  4. #b49e60
  5. #ac9a64
  6. #a59669
  7. #9e916e
  8. #968d72
  9. #8f8977
  10. #87847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baad92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca949 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b256 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d99f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2aa4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6af54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3a481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caab52 {
  color: #caab52;
}
Background
.bg-caab52 {
  background-color: #caab52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caab52 {
  border: 2px solid #caab52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caab52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 171 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 53% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caab52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caab52, #adca52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caab52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 171 82 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.14 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.26 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.15 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.68 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.51 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.87 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.01 #3554ad Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caab52  rgb(202, 171, 82)  hsl(45, 53%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#5271ca  rgb(82, 113, 202)  hsl(225, 53%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#52caab  rgb(82, 202, 171)  hsl(165, 53%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab52ca  rgb(171, 82, 202)  hsl(285, 53%, 56%)  Medium Orchid