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#CBA714

#cba714 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cba714 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 65.49% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.73% magenta, 90.15% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 48.2°, with 82.06% saturation and 43.73% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.4038

Complementary

  1. #cba714
  2. #1438cb

Split complementary

  1. #cba714
  2. #1494cb
  3. #4c14cb

Analogous

  1. #cb4c14
  2. #cba714
  3. #94cb14

Triadic

  1. #cba714
  2. #14cba7
  3. #a714cb

Tetradic

  1. #cba714
  2. #38cb14
  3. #1438cb
  4. #a714cb

Square

  1. #cba714
  2. #14cb4c
  3. #1438cb
  4. #cb1494

Monochromatic

  1. #403406
  2. #856e0d
  3. #cba714
  4. #ecca3f
  5. #f3dd85

Shades

#cba714 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cba714
  2. #b79612
  3. #a28610
  4. #8e750e
  5. #7a640c
  6. #66540a
  7. #514308
  8. #3d3206
  9. #292104
  10. #141102
  11. #000000

Tints

#cba714 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cba714
  2. #d0b02c
  3. #d5b943
  4. #dbc15b
  5. #e0ca72
  6. #e5d38a
  7. #eadca1
  8. #efe5b9
  9. #f5edd0
  10. #faf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cba714 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cba714
  2. #c4a31f
  3. #bc9f2a
  4. #b59b34
  5. #ad973f
  6. #a6944a
  7. #9e9055
  8. #978c60
  9. #8f886a
  10. #888475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a988 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc988e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2a500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7ac1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d69e71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cba714 {
  color: #cba714;
}
Background
.bg-cba714 {
  background-color: #cba714;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cba714 {
  border: 2px solid #cba714;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cba714;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 167 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cba714 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cba714, #94cb14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cba714 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 167 20 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.00 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.65 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.99 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.83 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.16 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.63 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.63 #3458eb Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cba714  rgb(203, 167, 20)  hsl(48, 82%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#1438cb  rgb(20, 56, 203)  hsl(228, 82%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#14cba7  rgb(20, 203, 167)  hsl(168, 82%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#a714cb  rgb(167, 20, 203)  hsl(288, 82%, 44%)  Dark Orchid