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#CBA552

#cba552 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cba552 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 64.71% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 59.61% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 41.16°, with 53.78% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.63.

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Relative luminance0.4022

Complementary

  1. #cba552
  2. #5278cb

Split complementary

  1. #cba552
  2. #52b4cb
  3. #6852cb

Analogous

  1. #cb6852
  2. #cba552
  3. #b4cb52

Triadic

  1. #cba552
  2. #52cba5
  3. #a552cb

Tetradic

  1. #cba552
  2. #78cb52
  3. #5278cb
  4. #a552cb

Square

  1. #cba552
  2. #52cb68
  3. #5278cb
  4. #cb52b4

Monochromatic

  1. #654f1f
  2. #a07d30
  3. #cba552
  4. #ddc48d
  5. #eee2c8

Shades

#cba552 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cba552
  2. #b7954a
  3. #a28442
  4. #8e7439
  5. #7a6331
  6. #665329
  7. #514221
  8. #3d3219
  9. #292110
  10. #141108
  11. #000000

Tints

#cba552 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cba552
  2. #d0ae63
  3. #d5b775
  4. #dbc086
  5. #e0c997
  6. #e5d2a9
  7. #eadbba
  8. #efe4cb
  9. #f5eddc
  10. #faf6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cba552 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cba552
  2. #c4a157
  3. #bc9e5b
  4. #b59a60
  5. #ad9664
  6. #a69369
  7. #9e8f6e
  8. #978b72
  9. #8f8777
  10. #88847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a88f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a44a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfae55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db9892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa54d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4ab54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d59e7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cba552 {
  color: #cba552;
}
Background
.bg-cba552 {
  background-color: #cba552;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cba552 {
  border: 2px solid #cba552;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cba552;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 165 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 54% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cba552 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cba552, #b4cb52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cba552 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 165 82 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.63 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.12 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.48 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.02 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.31 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.69 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.82 #345aad Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cba552  rgb(203, 165, 82)  hsl(41, 54%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#5278cb  rgb(82, 120, 203)  hsl(221, 54%, 56%)  Glaucous
#52cba5  rgb(82, 203, 165)  hsl(161, 54%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a552cb  rgb(165, 82, 203)  hsl(281, 54%, 56%)  Medium Orchid