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#CFAF50

#cfaf50 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cfaf50 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 68.63% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.46% magenta, 61.35% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 44.88°, with 56.95% saturation and 56.27% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.445

Complementary

  1. #cfaf50
  2. #5070cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfaf50
  2. #50afcf
  3. #6f50cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6f50
  2. #cfaf50
  3. #afcf50

Triadic

  1. #cfaf50
  2. #50cfaf
  3. #af50cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfaf50
  2. #70cf50
  3. #5070cf
  4. #af50cf

Square

  1. #cfaf50
  2. #50cf6f
  3. #5070cf
  4. #cf50af

Monochromatic

  1. #69561d
  2. #a5872d
  3. #cfaf50
  4. #dfca8c
  5. #f0e6c8

Shades

#cfaf50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfaf50
  2. #ba9e48
  3. #a68c40
  4. #917b38
  5. #7c6930
  6. #685828
  7. #534620
  8. #3e3518
  9. #292310
  10. #151208
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfaf50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfaf50
  2. #d4b762
  3. #d9bf73
  4. #ddc785
  5. #e2cf96
  6. #e7d7a8
  7. #ecdfb9
  8. #f1e7cb
  9. #f5efdc
  10. #faf7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfaf50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfaf50
  2. #c7aa55
  3. #bfa65a
  4. #b7a15e
  5. #af9c63
  6. #a89868
  7. #a0936d
  8. #988e72
  9. #908976
  10. #88857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb195 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ad46 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b654 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfa29a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6ae4a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbb352 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9a783 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfaf50 {
  color: #cfaf50;
}
Background
.bg-cfaf50 {
  background-color: #cfaf50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfaf50 {
  border: 2px solid #cfaf50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfaf50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 175 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 57% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfaf50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfaf50, #afcf50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfaf50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 175 80 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.11 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.11 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.15 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.31 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.19 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.50 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.21 #3050af Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cfaf50  rgb(207, 175, 80)  hsl(45, 57%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#5070cf  rgb(80, 112, 207)  hsl(225, 57%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#50cfaf  rgb(80, 207, 175)  hsl(165, 57%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#af50cf  rgb(175, 80, 207)  hsl(285, 57%, 56%)  Medium Orchid