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#CFA528

#cfa528 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfa528 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.29% magenta, 80.68% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 44.91°, with 67.61% saturation and 48.43% 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 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4033

Complementary

  1. #cfa528
  2. #2852cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfa528
  2. #28a5cf
  3. #5128cf

Analogous

  1. #cf5128
  2. #cfa528
  3. #a5cf28

Triadic

  1. #cfa528
  2. #28cfa5
  3. #a528cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfa528
  2. #52cf28
  3. #2852cf
  4. #a528cf

Square

  1. #cfa528
  2. #28cf51
  3. #2852cf
  4. #cf28a5

Monochromatic

  1. #4f3f0f
  2. #8f721c
  3. #cfa528
  4. #e1c163
  5. #eddaa3

Shades

#cfa528 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfa528
  2. #ba9524
  3. #a68420
  4. #91741c
  5. #7c6318
  6. #685314
  7. #534210
  8. #3e320c
  9. #292108
  10. #151104
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfa528 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfa528
  2. #d4ae3e
  3. #d9b753
  4. #ddc069
  5. #e2c97e
  6. #e7d294
  7. #ecdba9
  8. #f1e4bf
  9. #f5edd4
  10. #faf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfa528 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfa528
  2. #c7a131
  3. #bf9e3a
  4. #b79a42
  5. #af964b
  6. #a89354
  7. #a08f5d
  8. #988b66
  9. #90876e
  10. #888477
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baa889 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a406 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3af30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e1968e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2a419 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8ab2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #da9c73 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfa528 {
  color: #cfa528;
}
Background
.bg-cfa528 {
  background-color: #cfa528;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfa528 {
  border: 2px solid #cfa528;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfa528;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 165 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 68% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfa528 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfa528, #a5cf28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfa528 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 165 40 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.92 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.97 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.85 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.99 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.04 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.05 #305ad7 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cfa528  rgb(207, 165, 40)  hsl(45, 68%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#2852cf  rgb(40, 82, 207)  hsl(225, 68%, 48%)  Sapphire
#28cfa5  rgb(40, 207, 165)  hsl(165, 68%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a528cf  rgb(165, 40, 207)  hsl(285, 68%, 48%)  Dark Orchid