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#CDAB15

#cdab15 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdab15 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 67.06% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.59% magenta, 89.76% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 48.91°, with 81.42% saturation and 44.31% 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 9.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4216

Complementary

  1. #cdab15
  2. #1537cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdab15
  2. #1593cd
  3. #4f15cd

Analogous

  1. #cd4f15
  2. #cdab15
  3. #93cd15

Triadic

  1. #cdab15
  2. #15cdab
  3. #ab15cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdab15
  2. #37cd15
  3. #1537cd
  4. #ab15cd

Square

  1. #cdab15
  2. #15cd4f
  3. #1537cd
  4. #cd1593

Monochromatic

  1. #423707
  2. #88710e
  3. #cdab15
  4. #eccc43
  5. #f3df88

Shades

#cdab15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdab15
  2. #b99a13
  3. #a48911
  4. #90780f
  5. #7b670d
  6. #67560b
  7. #524408
  8. #3e3306
  9. #292204
  10. #151102
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdab15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdab15
  2. #d2b32c
  3. #d7bc44
  4. #dcc45b
  5. #e1cd73
  6. #e6d58a
  7. #ebdda1
  8. #f0e6b9
  9. #f5eed0
  10. #faf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdab15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdab15
  2. #c5a720
  3. #bea22a
  4. #b69e35
  5. #ae9a40
  6. #a7964b
  7. #9f9155
  8. #978d60
  9. #8f896b
  10. #888475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbad8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b224 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de9c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caaf1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8a274 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdab15 {
  color: #cdab15;
}
Background
.bg-cdab15 {
  background-color: #cdab15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdab15 {
  border: 2px solid #cdab15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdab15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 171 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 81% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdab15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdab15, #93cd15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdab15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 171 21 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.73 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.47 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.68 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.13 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.22 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.91 #3254ea Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cdab15  rgb(205, 171, 21)  hsl(49, 81%, 44%)  Metallic Gold
#1537cd  rgb(21, 55, 205)  hsl(229, 81%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#15cdab  rgb(21, 205, 171)  hsl(169, 81%, 44%)  Caribbean Green
#ab15cd  rgb(171, 21, 205)  hsl(289, 81%, 44%)  Dark Orchid