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#CFA649

#cfa649 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfa649 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 65.1% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.81% magenta, 64.73% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 41.64°, with 58.26% saturation and 54.9% 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 9.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.4102

Complementary

  1. #cfa649
  2. #4972cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfa649
  2. #49b5cf
  3. #6349cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6349
  2. #cfa649
  3. #b5cf49

Triadic

  1. #cfa649
  2. #49cfa6
  3. #a649cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfa649
  2. #72cf49
  3. #4972cf
  4. #a649cf

Square

  1. #cfa649
  2. #49cf63
  3. #4972cf
  4. #cf49b5

Monochromatic

  1. #644e1b
  2. #a17d2a
  3. #cfa649
  4. #dfc486
  5. #efe1c2

Shades

#cfa649 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfa649
  2. #ba9542
  3. #a6853a
  4. #917433
  5. #7c642c
  6. #685325
  7. #53421d
  8. #3e3216
  9. #29210f
  10. #151107
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfa649 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfa649
  2. #d4af5b
  3. #d9b86d
  4. #ddc180
  5. #e2ca92
  6. #e7d3a4
  7. #ecdbb6
  8. #f1e4c8
  9. #f5eddb
  10. #faf6ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfa649 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfa649
  2. #c7a24f
  3. #bf9e54
  4. #b79b5a
  5. #af975f
  6. #a89365
  7. #a08f6a
  8. #988b70
  9. #908875
  10. #88847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bba98f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a53f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2b04d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e09892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2a643 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8ac4b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d99e7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfa649 {
  color: #cfa649;
}
Background
.bg-cfa649 {
  background-color: #cfa649;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfa649 {
  border: 2px solid #cfa649;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfa649;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 166 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfa649 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfa649, #b5cf49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfa649 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 166 73 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.43 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.59 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.01 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.37 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.00 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.28 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 7.80 #3059b6 Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cfa649  rgb(207, 166, 73)  hsl(42, 58%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#4972cf  rgb(73, 114, 207)  hsl(222, 58%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#49cfa6  rgb(73, 207, 166)  hsl(162, 58%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a649cf  rgb(166, 73, 207)  hsl(282, 58%, 55%)  Medium Orchid