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#CDAB1A

#cdab1a ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdab1a 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 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.59% magenta, 87.32% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 48.6°, with 77.49% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.53.

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Relative luminance0.4218

Complementary

  1. #cdab1a
  2. #1a3ccd

Split complementary

  1. #cdab1a
  2. #1a95cd
  3. #511acd

Analogous

  1. #cd511a
  2. #cdab1a
  3. #95cd1a

Triadic

  1. #cdab1a
  2. #1acdab
  3. #ab1acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdab1a
  2. #3ccd1a
  3. #1a3ccd
  4. #ab1acd

Square

  1. #cdab1a
  2. #1acd51
  3. #1a3ccd
  4. #cd1a95

Monochromatic

  1. #453a09
  2. #897211
  3. #cdab1a
  4. #e8ca4b
  5. #f1de8f

Shades

#cdab1a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdab1a
  2. #b99a17
  3. #a48915
  4. #907812
  5. #7b6710
  6. #67560d
  7. #52440a
  8. #3e3308
  9. #292205
  10. #151103
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdab1a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdab1a
  2. #d2b331
  3. #d7bc48
  4. #dcc45f
  5. #e1cd76
  6. #e6d58d
  7. #ebdda3
  8. #f0e6ba
  9. #f5eed1
  10. #faf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdab1a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdab1a
  2. #c5a724
  3. #bea22e
  4. #b69e39
  5. #ae9a43
  6. #a7964d
  7. #9f9157
  8. #978d61
  9. #8f896c
  10. #888476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbad8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b227 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de9c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caaf22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8a275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdab1a {
  color: #cdab1a;
}
Background
.bg-cdab1a {
  background-color: #cdab1a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdab1a {
  border: 2px solid #cdab1a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdab1a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 171 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdab1a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdab1a, #95cd1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdab1a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 171 26 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.53 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.37 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.59 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.99 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.03 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.91 #3254e5 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cdab1a  rgb(205, 171, 26)  hsl(49, 77%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#1a3ccd  rgb(26, 60, 205)  hsl(229, 77%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#1acdab  rgb(26, 205, 171)  hsl(169, 77%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#ab1acd  rgb(171, 26, 205)  hsl(289, 77%, 45%)  Dark Orchid