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#CDAB1C

#cdab1c ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdab1c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.59% magenta, 86.34% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 48.47°, with 75.97% saturation and 45.69% 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 2.44.

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Relative luminance0.4219

Complementary

  1. #cdab1c
  2. #1c3ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cdab1c
  2. #1c97cd
  3. #521ccd

Analogous

  1. #cd521c
  2. #cdab1c
  3. #97cd1c

Triadic

  1. #cdab1c
  2. #1ccdab
  3. #ab1ccd

Tetradic

  1. #cdab1c
  2. #3ecd1c
  3. #1c3ecd
  4. #ab1ccd

Square

  1. #cdab1c
  2. #1ccd52
  3. #1c3ecd
  4. #cd1c97

Monochromatic

  1. #463b0a
  2. #8a7313
  3. #cdab1c
  4. #e7ca4f
  5. #f0de92

Shades

#cdab1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdab1c
  2. #b99a19
  3. #a48916
  4. #907814
  5. #7b6711
  6. #67560e
  7. #52440b
  8. #3e3308
  9. #292206
  10. #151103
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdab1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdab1c
  2. #d2b333
  3. #d7bc49
  4. #dcc460
  5. #e1cd77
  6. #e6d58e
  7. #ebdda4
  8. #f0e6bb
  9. #f5eed2
  10. #faf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdab1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdab1c
  2. #c5a726
  3. #bea230
  4. #b69e3a
  5. #ae9a44
  6. #a7964e
  7. #9f9158
  8. #978d62
  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 #c7b228 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de9c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caaf24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8a275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdab1c {
  color: #cdab1c;
}
Background
.bg-cdab1c {
  background-color: #cdab1c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdab1c {
  border: 2px solid #cdab1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdab1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 171 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdab1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdab1c, #97cd1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdab1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 171 28 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.44 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.33 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.56 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.95 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.91 #3254e3 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cdab1c  rgb(205, 171, 28)  hsl(48, 76%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#1c3ecd  rgb(28, 62, 205)  hsl(228, 76%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#1ccdab  rgb(28, 205, 171)  hsl(168, 76%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#ab1ccd  rgb(171, 28, 205)  hsl(288, 76%, 46%)  Dark Orchid