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#C8A024

#c8a024 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a024 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 62.75% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 82% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 45.37°, with 69.49% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3755

Complementary

  1. #c8a024
  2. #244cc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a024
  2. #249ec8
  3. #4e24c8

Analogous

  1. #c84e24
  2. #c8a024
  3. #9ec824

Triadic

  1. #c8a024
  2. #24c8a0
  3. #a024c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a024
  2. #4cc824
  3. #244cc8
  4. #a024c8

Square

  1. #c8a024
  2. #24c84e
  3. #244cc8
  4. #c8249e

Monochromatic

  1. #46380d
  2. #876c18
  3. #c8a024
  4. #e1bf58
  5. #edd898

Shades

#c8a024 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a024
  2. #b49020
  3. #a0801d
  4. #8c7019
  5. #786016
  6. #645012
  7. #50400e
  8. #3c300b
  9. #282007
  10. #141004
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a024 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a024
  2. #ceaa3a
  3. #d3b350
  4. #d9bd66
  5. #dec67c
  6. #e4d092
  7. #e9d9a7
  8. #efe3bd
  9. #f4ecd3
  10. #faf6e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a024 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a024
  2. #c19d2d
  3. #ba9a36
  4. #b29640
  5. #ab9349
  6. #a49052
  7. #9d8d5b
  8. #968a64
  9. #8e866e
  10. #878377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49e00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bda92c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d99189 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc9f13 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a629 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d3976f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a024 {
  color: #c8a024;
}
Background
.bg-c8a024 {
  background-color: #c8a024;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a024 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a024;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a024;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 160 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 69% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a024 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a024, #9ec824);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a024 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 160 36 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.03 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.19 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.60 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.76 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.50 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.32 #375fdb Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c8a024  rgb(200, 160, 36)  hsl(45, 69%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#244cc8  rgb(36, 76, 200)  hsl(225, 69%, 46%)  Sapphire
#24c8a0  rgb(36, 200, 160)  hsl(165, 69%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a024c8  rgb(160, 36, 200)  hsl(285, 69%, 46%)  Dark Orchid