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#C8A032

#c8a032 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a032 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 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 75% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 44°, with 60% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3765

Complementary

  1. #c8a032
  2. #325ac8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a032
  2. #32a5c8
  3. #5532c8

Analogous

  1. #c85532
  2. #c8a032
  3. #a5c832

Triadic

  1. #c8a032
  2. #32c8a0
  3. #a032c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a032
  2. #5ac832
  3. #325ac8
  4. #a032c8

Square

  1. #c8a032
  2. #32c855
  3. #325ac8
  4. #c832a5

Monochromatic

  1. #4e3e13
  2. #8b6f23
  3. #c8a032
  4. #dabd6c
  5. #ead8a9

Shades

#c8a032 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a032
  2. #b4902d
  3. #a08028
  4. #8c7023
  5. #78601e
  6. #645019
  7. #504014
  8. #3c300f
  9. #28200a
  10. #141005
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a032 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a032
  2. #ceaa47
  3. #d3b35b
  4. #d9bd70
  5. #dec684
  6. #e4d099
  7. #e9d9ad
  8. #efe3c2
  9. #f4ecd6
  10. #faf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a032 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a032
  2. #c19d3a
  3. #ba9a42
  4. #b29649
  5. #ab9351
  6. #a49059
  7. #9d8d61
  8. #968a69
  9. #8e8670
  10. #878378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a386 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39f20 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdaa38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9928a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bc9f28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1a636 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29871 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a032 {
  color: #c8a032;
}
Background
.bg-c8a032 {
  background-color: #c8a032;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a032 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a032;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a032;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 160 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 60% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a032 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a032, #a5c832);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a032 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 160 50 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.85 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.87 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.37 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.95 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.08 #375fcd Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c8a032  rgb(200, 160, 50)  hsl(44, 60%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#325ac8  rgb(50, 90, 200)  hsl(224, 60%, 49%)  Sapphire
#32c8a0  rgb(50, 200, 160)  hsl(164, 60%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#a032c8  rgb(160, 50, 200)  hsl(284, 60%, 49%)  Dark Orchid