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#CAAB53

#caab53 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#caab53 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 32.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.35% magenta, 58.91% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 44.37°, with 52.89% saturation and 55.88% 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 4.27.

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Relative luminance0.4231

Complementary

  1. #caab53
  2. #5372ca

Split complementary

  1. #caab53
  2. #53adca
  3. #6f53ca

Analogous

  1. #ca6f53
  2. #caab53
  3. #adca53

Triadic

  1. #caab53
  2. #53caab
  3. #ab53ca

Tetradic

  1. #caab53
  2. #72ca53
  3. #5372ca
  4. #ab53ca

Square

  1. #caab53
  2. #53ca6f
  3. #5372ca
  4. #ca53ad

Monochromatic

  1. #65531f
  2. #9f8331
  3. #caab53
  4. #dcc88d
  5. #eee4c8

Shades

#caab53 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #caab53
  2. #b69a4b
  3. #a28942
  4. #8d783a
  5. #796732
  6. #65562a
  7. #514421
  8. #3d3319
  9. #282211
  10. #141108
  11. #000000

Tints

#caab53 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #caab53
  2. #cfb364
  3. #d5bc75
  4. #dac487
  5. #dfcd98
  6. #e5d5a9
  7. #eaddba
  8. #efe6cb
  9. #f4eedd
  10. #faf7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#caab53 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #caab53
  2. #c3a758
  3. #bba25c
  4. #b49e61
  5. #ac9a65
  6. #a5966a
  7. #9e916e
  8. #968d73
  9. #8f8977
  10. #87847c
  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 #bca94a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b257 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d99f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2aa4e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6af55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3a481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-caab53 {
  color: #caab53;
}
Background
.bg-caab53 {
  background-color: #caab53;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-caab53 {
  border: 2px solid #caab53;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #caab53;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 171 83;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 53% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-caab53 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #caab53, #adca53);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-caab53 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 171 83 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.27 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.29 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.28 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.75 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.59 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.94 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.99 #3554ac Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#caab53  rgb(202, 171, 83)  hsl(44, 53%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#5372ca  rgb(83, 114, 202)  hsl(224, 53%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#53caab  rgb(83, 202, 171)  hsl(164, 53%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab53ca  rgb(171, 83, 202)  hsl(284, 53%, 56%)  Medium Orchid