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#CDAB3B

#cdab3b ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdab3b 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 23.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.59% magenta, 71.22% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 46.03°, with 59.35% saturation and 51.76% 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 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.63.

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Relative luminance0.4242

Complementary

  1. #cdab3b
  2. #3b5dcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdab3b
  2. #3ba6cd
  3. #623bcd

Analogous

  1. #cd623b
  2. #cdab3b
  3. #a6cd3b

Triadic

  1. #cdab3b
  2. #3bcdab
  3. #ab3bcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdab3b
  2. #5dcd3b
  3. #3b5dcd
  4. #ab3bcd

Square

  1. #cdab3b
  2. #3bcd62
  3. #3b5dcd
  4. #cd3ba6

Monochromatic

  1. #584917
  2. #957b26
  3. #cdab3b
  4. #ddc578
  5. #ecdfb5

Shades

#cdab3b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdab3b
  2. #b99a35
  3. #a4892f
  4. #907829
  5. #7b6723
  6. #67561e
  7. #524418
  8. #3e3312
  9. #29220c
  10. #151106
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdab3b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdab3b
  2. #d2b34f
  3. #d7bc62
  4. #dcc476
  5. #e1cd89
  6. #e6d59d
  7. #ebddb1
  8. #f0e6c4
  9. #f5eed8
  10. #faf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdab3b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdab3b
  2. #c5a742
  3. #bea249
  4. #b69e50
  5. #ae9a57
  6. #a7965e
  7. #9f9164
  8. #978d6b
  9. #8f8972
  10. #888479
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbad8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea92b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b241 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #de9d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4aa32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9af3f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7a37a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdab3b {
  color: #cdab3b;
}
Background
.bg-cdab3b {
  background-color: #cdab3b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdab3b {
  border: 2px solid #cdab3b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdab3b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 171 59;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 59% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdab3b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdab3b, #a6cd3b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdab3b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 171 59 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.63 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.55 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.95 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.23 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.39 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.07 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.33 #3254c4 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cdab3b  rgb(205, 171, 59)  hsl(46, 59%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#3b5dcd  rgb(59, 93, 205)  hsl(226, 59%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#3bcdab  rgb(59, 205, 171)  hsl(166, 59%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab3bcd  rgb(171, 59, 205)  hsl(286, 59%, 52%)  Dark Orchid