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#CDAB1D

#cdab1d ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdab1d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.59% magenta, 85.85% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 48.41°, with 75.21% saturation and 45.88% 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 2.39.

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Relative luminance0.4219

Complementary

  1. #cdab1d
  2. #1d3fcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdab1d
  2. #1d97cd
  3. #531dcd

Analogous

  1. #cd531d
  2. #cdab1d
  3. #97cd1d

Triadic

  1. #cdab1d
  2. #1dcdab
  3. #ab1dcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdab1d
  2. #3fcd1d
  3. #1d3fcd
  4. #ab1dcd

Square

  1. #cdab1d
  2. #1dcd53
  3. #1d3fcd
  4. #cd1d97

Monochromatic

  1. #473b0a
  2. #8a7314
  3. #cdab1d
  4. #e6c950
  5. #f0de93

Shades

#cdab1d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdab1d
  2. #b99a1a
  3. #a48917
  4. #907814
  5. #7b6711
  6. #67560f
  7. #52440c
  8. #3e3309
  9. #292206
  10. #151103
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdab1d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdab1d
  2. #d2b334
  3. #d7bc4a
  4. #dcc461
  5. #e1cd77
  6. #e6d58e
  7. #ebdda5
  8. #f0e6bb
  9. #f5eed2
  10. #faf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdab1d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdab1d
  2. #c5a727
  3. #bea231
  4. #b69e3b
  5. #ae9a45
  6. #a7964f
  7. #9f9158
  8. #978d62
  9. #8f896c
  10. #888476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 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 #c7b229 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de9c92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5a900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caaf25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8a275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdab1d {
  color: #cdab1d;
}
Background
.bg-cdab1d {
  background-color: #cdab1d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdab1d {
  border: 2px solid #cdab1d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdab1d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 171 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdab1d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdab1d, #97cd1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdab1d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 171 29 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.39 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.53 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.31 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.54 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.91 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.91 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.91 #3254e2 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cdab1d  rgb(205, 171, 29)  hsl(48, 75%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#1d3fcd  rgb(29, 63, 205)  hsl(228, 75%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#1dcdab  rgb(29, 205, 171)  hsl(168, 75%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#ab1dcd  rgb(171, 29, 205)  hsl(288, 75%, 46%)  Dark Orchid