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#CFAC49

#cfac49 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfac49 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 67.45% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.91% magenta, 64.73% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 44.33°, 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 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.58.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4325

Complementary

  1. #cfac49
  2. #496ccf

Split complementary

  1. #cfac49
  2. #49afcf
  3. #6949cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6949
  2. #cfac49
  3. #afcf49

Triadic

  1. #cfac49
  2. #49cfac
  3. #ac49cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfac49
  2. #6ccf49
  3. #496ccf
  4. #ac49cf

Square

  1. #cfac49
  2. #49cf69
  3. #496ccf
  4. #cf49af

Monochromatic

  1. #64511b
  2. #a1822a
  3. #cfac49
  4. #dfc886
  5. #efe3c2

Shades

#cfac49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfac49
  2. #ba9b42
  3. #a68a3a
  4. #917833
  5. #7c672c
  6. #685625
  7. #53451d
  8. #3e3416
  9. #29220f
  10. #151107
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfac49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfac49
  2. #d4b45b
  3. #d9bd6d
  4. #ddc580
  5. #e2cd92
  6. #e7d6a4
  7. #ecdeb6
  8. #f1e6c8
  9. #f5eedb
  10. #faf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfac49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfac49
  2. #c7a84f
  3. #bfa354
  4. #b79f5a
  5. #af9a5f
  6. #a89665
  7. #a0926a
  8. #988d70
  9. #908975
  10. #88847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdae92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beaa3e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b44d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df9f97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5ab43 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cab14c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9a47f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfac49 {
  color: #cfac49;
}
Background
.bg-cfac49 {
  background-color: #cfac49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfac49 {
  border: 2px solid #cfac49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfac49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 172 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 58% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfac49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfac49, #afcf49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfac49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 172 73 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.48 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.98 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.15 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.42 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.52 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.37 #3053b6 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cfac49  rgb(207, 172, 73)  hsl(44, 58%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#496ccf  rgb(73, 108, 207)  hsl(224, 58%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#49cfac  rgb(73, 207, 172)  hsl(164, 58%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ac49cf  rgb(172, 73, 207)  hsl(284, 58%, 55%)  Medium Orchid