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#CFAF40

#cfaf40 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfaf40 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 68.63% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.46% magenta, 69.08% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 46.57°, with 59.83% saturation and 53.14% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 1.58.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.443

Complementary

  1. #cfaf40
  2. #4060cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfaf40
  2. #40a8cf
  3. #6840cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6840
  2. #cfaf40
  3. #a8cf40

Triadic

  1. #cfaf40
  2. #40cfaf
  3. #af40cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfaf40
  2. #60cf40
  3. #4060cf
  4. #af40cf

Square

  1. #cfaf40
  2. #40cf68
  3. #4060cf
  4. #cf40a8

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4f18
  2. #9b8127
  3. #cfaf40
  4. #dec97d
  5. #eee2ba

Shades

#cfaf40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfaf40
  2. #ba9e3a
  3. #a68c33
  4. #917b2d
  5. #7c6926
  6. #685820
  7. #53461a
  8. #3e3513
  9. #29230d
  10. #151206
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfaf40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfaf40
  2. #d4b753
  3. #d9bf66
  4. #ddc779
  5. #e2cf8c
  6. #e7d7a0
  7. #ecdfb3
  8. #f1e7c6
  9. #f5efd9
  10. #faf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfaf40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfaf40
  2. #c7aa46
  3. #bfa64d
  4. #b7a153
  5. #af9c5a
  6. #a89860
  7. #a09366
  8. #988e6d
  9. #908973
  10. #88857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb192 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ac31 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b646 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfa198 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7ad38 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccb343 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9a77e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfaf40 {
  color: #cfaf40;
}
Background
.bg-cfaf40 {
  background-color: #cfaf40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfaf40 {
  border: 2px solid #cfaf40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfaf40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 175 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 60% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfaf40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfaf40, #a8cf40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfaf40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 175 64 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 1.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.67 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.69 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.02 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.02 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.79 #3050bf Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cfaf40  rgb(207, 175, 64)  hsl(47, 60%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#4060cf  rgb(64, 96, 207)  hsl(227, 60%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#40cfaf  rgb(64, 207, 175)  hsl(167, 60%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#af40cf  rgb(175, 64, 207)  hsl(287, 60%, 53%)  Medium Orchid