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#CFA522

#cfa522 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfa522 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 64.71% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.29% magenta, 83.57% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 45.43°, with 71.78% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.4029

Complementary

  1. #cfa522
  2. #224ccf

Split complementary

  1. #cfa522
  2. #22a2cf
  3. #4e22cf

Analogous

  1. #cf4e22
  2. #cfa522
  3. #a2cf22

Triadic

  1. #cfa522
  2. #22cfa5
  3. #a522cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfa522
  2. #4ccf22
  3. #224ccf
  4. #a522cf

Square

  1. #cfa522
  2. #22cf4e
  3. #224ccf
  4. #cf22a2

Monochromatic

  1. #4c3c0c
  2. #8d7117
  3. #cfa522
  4. #e4c25a
  5. #efda9b

Shades

#cfa522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfa522
  2. #ba951f
  3. #a6841b
  4. #917418
  5. #7c6314
  6. #685311
  7. #53420e
  8. #3e320a
  9. #292107
  10. #151103
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfa522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfa522
  2. #d4ae38
  3. #d9b74e
  4. #ddc064
  5. #e2c97a
  6. #e7d291
  7. #ecdba7
  8. #f1e4bd
  9. #f5edd3
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfa522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfa522
  2. #c7a12b
  3. #bf9e35
  4. #b79a3e
  5. #af9648
  6. #a89351
  7. #a08f5a
  8. #988b64
  9. #90876d
  10. #888477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baa888 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4af2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1968d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2a40d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8ab28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da9c72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfa522 {
  color: #cfa522;
}
Background
.bg-cfa522 {
  background-color: #cfa522;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfa522 {
  border: 2px solid #cfa522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfa522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 165 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfa522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfa522, #a2cf22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfa522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 165 34 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.97 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.04 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.20 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.82 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.14 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.16 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.24 #305add Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cfa522  rgb(207, 165, 34)  hsl(45, 72%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#224ccf  rgb(34, 76, 207)  hsl(225, 72%, 47%)  Sapphire
#22cfa5  rgb(34, 207, 165)  hsl(165, 72%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#a522cf  rgb(165, 34, 207)  hsl(285, 72%, 47%)  Dark Orchid