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#CBAB4D

#cbab4d ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbab4d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 67.06% green and 30.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.76% magenta, 62.07% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 44.76°, with 54.78% saturation and 54.9% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.4236

Complementary

  1. #cbab4d
  2. #4d6dcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbab4d
  2. #4daccb
  3. #6c4dcb

Analogous

  1. #cb6c4d
  2. #cbab4d
  3. #accb4d

Triadic

  1. #cbab4d
  2. #4dcbab
  3. #ab4dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbab4d
  2. #6dcb4d
  3. #4d6dcb
  4. #ab4dcb

Square

  1. #cbab4d
  2. #4dcb6c
  3. #4d6dcb
  4. #cb4dac

Monochromatic

  1. #62511d
  2. #9d812e
  3. #cbab4d
  4. #dcc788
  5. #eee3c3

Shades

#cbab4d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbab4d
  2. #b79a45
  3. #a2893e
  4. #8e7836
  5. #7a672e
  6. #665627
  7. #51441f
  8. #3d3317
  9. #29220f
  10. #141108
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbab4d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbab4d
  2. #d0b35f
  3. #d5bc71
  4. #dbc482
  5. #e0cd94
  6. #e5d5a6
  7. #eaddb8
  8. #efe6ca
  9. #f5eedb
  10. #faf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbab4d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbab4d
  2. #c4a752
  3. #bca257
  4. #b59e5c
  5. #ad9a61
  6. #a69667
  7. #9e916c
  8. #978d71
  9. #8f8976
  10. #88847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baad91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca943 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b251 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db9e96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2aa47 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7af4f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5a47f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbab4d {
  color: #cbab4d;
}
Background
.bg-cbab4d {
  background-color: #cbab4d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbab4d {
  border: 2px solid #cbab4d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbab4d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 171 77;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbab4d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbab4d, #accb4d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbab4d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 171 77 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.43 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.67 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.71 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.99 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.32 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.42 #3454b2 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cbab4d  rgb(203, 171, 77)  hsl(45, 55%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#4d6dcb  rgb(77, 109, 203)  hsl(225, 55%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#4dcbab  rgb(77, 203, 171)  hsl(165, 55%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab4dcb  rgb(171, 77, 203)  hsl(285, 55%, 55%)  Medium Orchid