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#D2AE16

#d2ae16 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#d2ae16 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 82.35% red, 68.24% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.14% magenta, 89.52% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 48.51°, with 81.03% saturation and 45.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.43.

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Relative luminance0.4403

Complementary

  1. #d2ae16
  2. #163ad2

Split complementary

  1. #d2ae16
  2. #1698d2
  3. #5016d2

Analogous

  1. #d25016
  2. #d2ae16
  3. #98d216

Triadic

  1. #d2ae16
  2. #16d2ae
  3. #ae16d2

Tetradic

  1. #d2ae16
  2. #3ad216
  3. #163ad2
  4. #ae16d2

Square

  1. #d2ae16
  2. #16d250
  3. #163ad2
  4. #d21698

Monochromatic

  1. #483b07
  2. #8d750f
  3. #d2ae16
  4. #eccd49
  5. #f3e08e

Shades

#d2ae16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #d2ae16
  2. #bd9d14
  3. #a88b12
  4. #937a0f
  5. #7e680d
  6. #69570b
  7. #544609
  8. #3f3407
  9. #2a2304
  10. #151102
  11. #000000

Tints

#d2ae16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #d2ae16
  2. #d7b62d
  3. #dbbe45
  4. #e0c65c
  5. #e4ce73
  6. #e9d78b
  7. #eddfa2
  8. #f2e7b9
  9. #f6efd0
  10. #fbf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#d2ae16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #d2ae16
  2. #caa921
  3. #c2a52b
  4. #b9a036
  5. #b19c40
  6. #a9974b
  7. #a19256
  8. #998e60
  9. #90896b
  10. #888575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfb08d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb625 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e49f94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceb320 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #dda576 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-d2ae16 {
  color: #d2ae16;
}
Background
.bg-d2ae16 {
  background-color: #d2ae16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-d2ae16 {
  border: 2px solid #d2ae16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #d2ae16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 210 174 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-d2ae16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #d2ae16, #98d216);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-d2ae16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(210 174 22 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.43 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.61 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.46 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.86 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.48 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.70 #2d51e9 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#d2ae16  rgb(210, 174, 22)  hsl(49, 81%, 45%)  Metallic Gold
#163ad2  rgb(22, 58, 210)  hsl(229, 81%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#16d2ae  rgb(22, 210, 174)  hsl(169, 81%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#ae16d2  rgb(174, 22, 210)  hsl(289, 81%, 45%)  Dark Orchid