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#CDAC4A

#cdac4a ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdac4a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 67.45% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.1% magenta, 63.9% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 44.89°, with 56.71% saturation and 54.71% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.8.

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Relative luminance0.4298

Complementary

  1. #cdac4a
  2. #4a6bcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdac4a
  2. #4aaccd
  3. #6b4acd

Analogous

  1. #cd6b4a
  2. #cdac4a
  3. #accd4a

Triadic

  1. #cdac4a
  2. #4acdac
  3. #ac4acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdac4a
  2. #6bcd4a
  3. #4a6bcd
  4. #ac4acd

Square

  1. #cdac4a
  2. #4acd6b
  3. #4a6bcd
  4. #cd4aac

Monochromatic

  1. #63511b
  2. #9f822c
  3. #cdac4a
  4. #dec886
  5. #eee3c2

Shades

#cdac4a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdac4a
  2. #b99b43
  3. #a48a3b
  4. #907834
  5. #7b672c
  6. #675625
  7. #52451e
  8. #3e3416
  9. #29220f
  10. #151107
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdac4a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdac4a
  2. #d2b45c
  3. #d7bd6e
  4. #dcc580
  5. #e1cd92
  6. #e6d6a5
  7. #ebdeb7
  8. #f0e6c9
  9. #f5eedb
  10. #faf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdac4a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdac4a
  2. #c5a84f
  3. #bea355
  4. #b69f5a
  5. #ae9a60
  6. #a79665
  7. #9f926a
  8. #978d70
  9. #8f8975
  10. #88847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcae91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beaa3f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b34e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd9f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4ab44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9b04d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7a47f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdac4a {
  color: #cdac4a;
}
Background
.bg-cdac4a {
  background-color: #cdac4a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdac4a {
  border: 2px solid #cdac4a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdac4a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 172 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdac4a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdac4a, #accd4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdac4a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 172 74 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.80 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.62 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.40 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.92 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.97 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.75 #3253b5 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cdac4a  rgb(205, 172, 74)  hsl(45, 57%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#4a6bcd  rgb(74, 107, 205)  hsl(225, 57%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#4acdac  rgb(74, 205, 172)  hsl(165, 57%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ac4acd  rgb(172, 74, 205)  hsl(285, 57%, 55%)  Medium Orchid