ColorTool
Log in
#CDAB24

#cdab24 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#cdab24 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.59% magenta, 82.44% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 47.93°, with 70.12% saturation and 47.25% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.06.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9933
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4223

Complementary

  1. #cdab24
  2. #2446cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdab24
  2. #249acd
  3. #5624cd

Analogous

  1. #cd5624
  2. #cdab24
  3. #9acd24

Triadic

  1. #cdab24
  2. #24cdab
  3. #ab24cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdab24
  2. #46cd24
  3. #2446cd
  4. #ab24cd

Square

  1. #cdab24
  2. #24cd56
  3. #2446cd
  4. #cd249a

Monochromatic

  1. #4b3e0d
  2. #8c7519
  3. #cdab24
  4. #e2c75b
  5. #eedd9c

Shades

#cdab24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdab24
  2. #b99a20
  3. #a4891d
  4. #907819
  5. #7b6716
  6. #675612
  7. #52440e
  8. #3e330b
  9. #292207
  10. #151104
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdab24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdab24
  2. #d2b33a
  3. #d7bc50
  4. #dcc466
  5. #e1cd7c
  6. #e6d592
  7. #ebdda7
  8. #f0e6bd
  9. #f5eed3
  10. #faf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdab24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdab24
  2. #c5a72d
  3. #bea236
  4. #b69e40
  5. #ae9a49
  6. #a79652
  7. #9f915b
  8. #978d64
  9. #8f896e
  10. #888477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbad8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b22e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de9c93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4a910 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9af2a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8a276 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-cdab24 {
  color: #cdab24;
}
Background
.bg-cdab24 {
  background-color: #cdab24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdab24 {
  border: 2px solid #cdab24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdab24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 171 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 70% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdab24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdab24, #9acd24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdab24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 171 36 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.06 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.39 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.41 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.58 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.68 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.93 #3254db Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cdab24  rgb(205, 171, 36)  hsl(48, 70%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#2446cd  rgb(36, 70, 205)  hsl(228, 70%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#24cdab  rgb(36, 205, 171)  hsl(168, 70%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab24cd  rgb(171, 36, 205)  hsl(288, 70%, 47%)  Dark Orchid