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#cfae2b ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfae2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.94% magenta, 79.23% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 47.93°, with 65.6% saturation and 49.02% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.69.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4371

Complementary

  1. #cfae2b
  2. #2b4ccf

Split complementary

  1. #cfae2b
  2. #2b9ecf
  3. #5c2bcf

Analogous

  1. #cf5c2b
  2. #cfae2b
  3. #9ecf2b

Triadic

  1. #cfae2b
  2. #2bcfae
  3. #ae2bcf

Tetradic

  1. #cfae2b
  2. #4ccf2b
  3. #2b4ccf
  4. #ae2bcf

Square

  1. #cfae2b
  2. #2bcf5c
  3. #2b4ccf
  4. #cf2b9e

Monochromatic

  1. #504411
  2. #90791e
  3. #cfae2b
  4. #dfc767
  5. #eddea6

Shades

#cfae2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfae2b
  2. #ba9d27
  3. #a68b22
  4. #917a1e
  5. #7c681a
  6. #685716
  7. #534611
  8. #3e340d
  9. #292309
  10. #151104
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfae2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfae2b
  2. #d4b640
  3. #d9be55
  4. #ddc66b
  5. #e2ce80
  6. #e7d795
  7. #ecdfaa
  8. #f1e7bf
  9. #f5efd5
  10. #faf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfae2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfae2b
  2. #c7a934
  3. #bfa53c
  4. #b7a045
  5. #af9c4d
  6. #a89756
  7. #a0925e
  8. #988e67
  9. #90896f
  10. #888578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdb08e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ab09 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab534 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e09f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7ac1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccb231 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #daa579 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfae2b {
  color: #cfae2b;
}
Background
.bg-cfae2b {
  background-color: #cfae2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfae2b {
  border: 2px solid #cfae2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfae2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 174 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfae2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfae2b, #9ecf2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfae2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 174 43 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.69 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.76 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.08 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.66 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.41 #3051d4 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cfae2b  rgb(207, 174, 43)  hsl(48, 66%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#2b4ccf  rgb(43, 76, 207)  hsl(228, 66%, 49%)  Sapphire
#2bcfae  rgb(43, 207, 174)  hsl(168, 66%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ae2bcf  rgb(174, 43, 207)  hsl(288, 66%, 49%)  Dark Orchid