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#CDA423

#cda423 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cda423 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 64.31% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 82.93% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 45.53°, with 70.83% saturation and 47.06% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3965

Complementary

  1. #cda423
  2. #234ccd

Split complementary

  1. #cda423
  2. #23a1cd
  3. #4f23cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4f23
  2. #cda423
  3. #a1cd23

Triadic

  1. #cda423
  2. #23cda4
  3. #a423cd

Tetradic

  1. #cda423
  2. #4ccd23
  3. #234ccd
  4. #a423cd

Square

  1. #cda423
  2. #23cd4f
  3. #234ccd
  4. #cd23a1

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3b0d
  2. #8c7018
  3. #cda423
  4. #e3c25a
  5. #eeda9b

Shades

#cda423 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cda423
  2. #b99420
  3. #a4831c
  4. #907319
  5. #7b6215
  6. #675212
  7. #52420e
  8. #3e310b
  9. #292107
  10. #151004
  11. #000000

Tints

#cda423 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cda423
  2. #d2ad39
  3. #d7b64f
  4. #dcbf65
  5. #e1c87b
  6. #e6d291
  7. #ebdba7
  8. #f0e4bd
  9. #f5edd3
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cda423 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cda423
  2. #c5a02c
  3. #be9d36
  4. #b6993f
  5. #ae9648
  6. #a79252
  7. #9f8e5b
  8. #978b64
  9. #8f876d
  10. #888477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8a788 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2ae2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df958d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1a310 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7aa29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d89b71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cda423 {
  color: #cda423;
}
Background
.bg-cda423 {
  background-color: #cda423;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cda423 {
  border: 2px solid #cda423;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cda423;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 164 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cda423 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cda423, #a1cd23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cda423 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 164 35 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.14 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.35 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.56 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.84 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.83 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.10 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.41 #325bdc Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cda423  rgb(205, 164, 35)  hsl(46, 71%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#234ccd  rgb(35, 76, 205)  hsl(226, 71%, 47%)  Sapphire
#23cda4  rgb(35, 205, 164)  hsl(166, 71%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#a423cd  rgb(164, 35, 205)  hsl(286, 71%, 47%)  Dark Orchid