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#cfae1c ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfae1c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 68.24% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.94% magenta, 86.47% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 48.94°, with 76.17% saturation and 46.08% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.51.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4362

Complementary

  1. #cfae1c
  2. #1c3dcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfae1c
  2. #1c97cf
  3. #551ccf

Analogous

  1. #cf551c
  2. #cfae1c
  3. #97cf1c

Triadic

  1. #cfae1c
  2. #1ccfae
  3. #ae1ccf

Tetradic

  1. #cfae1c
  2. #3dcf1c
  3. #1c3dcf
  4. #ae1ccf

Square

  1. #cfae1c
  2. #1ccf55
  3. #1c3dcf
  4. #cf1c97

Monochromatic

  1. #483d0a
  2. #8c7513
  3. #cfae1c
  4. #e7cb50
  5. #f0df94

Shades

#cfae1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfae1c
  2. #ba9d19
  3. #a68b16
  4. #917a14
  5. #7c6811
  6. #68570e
  7. #53460b
  8. #3e3408
  9. #292306
  10. #151103
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfae1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfae1c
  2. #d4b633
  3. #d9be49
  4. #ddc660
  5. #e2ce77
  6. #e7d78e
  7. #ecdfa4
  8. #f1e7bb
  9. #f5efd2
  10. #faf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfae1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfae1c
  2. #c7a926
  3. #bfa530
  4. #b7a03a
  5. #af9c44
  6. #a8974e
  7. #a09258
  8. #988e62
  9. #90896c
  10. #888576
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdaf8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab529 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e09f95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccb224 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #daa577 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfae1c {
  color: #cfae1c;
}
Background
.bg-cfae1c {
  background-color: #cfae1c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfae1c {
  border: 2px solid #cfae1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfae1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 174 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfae1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfae1c, #97cf1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfae1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 174 28 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.02 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.12 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.07 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.84 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.16 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.36 #3051e3 Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cfae1c  rgb(207, 174, 28)  hsl(49, 76%, 46%)  Metallic Gold
#1c3dcf  rgb(28, 61, 207)  hsl(229, 76%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#1ccfae  rgb(28, 207, 174)  hsl(169, 76%, 46%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ae1ccf  rgb(174, 28, 207)  hsl(289, 76%, 46%)  Dark Orchid