ColorTool
Log in
#CBAC2A

#cbac2a ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#cbac2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 67.45% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.27% magenta, 79.31% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 48.45°, with 65.71% saturation and 48.04% 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 2.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9933
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4237

Complementary

  1. #cbac2a
  2. #2a49cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbac2a
  2. #2a99cb
  3. #5c2acb

Analogous

  1. #cb5c2a
  2. #cbac2a
  3. #99cb2a

Triadic

  1. #cbac2a
  2. #2acbac
  3. #ac2acb

Tetradic

  1. #cbac2a
  2. #49cb2a
  3. #2a49cb
  4. #ac2acb

Square

  1. #cbac2a
  2. #2acb5c
  3. #2a49cb
  4. #cb2a99

Monochromatic

  1. #4c4110
  2. #8c761d
  3. #cbac2a
  4. #dfc763
  5. #ecdea2

Shades

#cbac2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbac2a
  2. #b79b26
  3. #a28a22
  4. #8e781d
  5. #7a6719
  6. #665615
  7. #514511
  8. #3d340d
  9. #292208
  10. #141104
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbac2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbac2a
  2. #d0b43f
  3. #d5bd55
  4. #dbc56a
  5. #e0cd7f
  6. #e5d695
  7. #eadeaa
  8. #efe6bf
  9. #f5eed4
  10. #faf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbac2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbac2a
  2. #c4a833
  3. #bca33b
  4. #b59f44
  5. #ad9a4c
  6. #a69655
  7. #9e925e
  8. #978d66
  9. #8f896f
  10. #888477
  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 #baad8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa907 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b233 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc9e94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4aa1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b030 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5a478 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-cbac2a {
  color: #cbac2a;
}
Background
.bg-cbac2a {
  background-color: #cbac2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbac2a {
  border: 2px solid #cbac2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbac2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 172 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbac2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbac2a, #99cb2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbac2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 172 42 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.31 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.82 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.94 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.18 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.24 #3453d5 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cbac2a  rgb(203, 172, 42)  hsl(48, 66%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#2a49cb  rgb(42, 73, 203)  hsl(228, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#2acbac  rgb(42, 203, 172)  hsl(168, 66%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ac2acb  rgb(172, 42, 203)  hsl(288, 66%, 48%)  Dark Orchid