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#C8A045

#c8a045 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a045 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 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 65.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.68°, with 54.36% saturation and 52.75% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3785

Complementary

  1. #c8a045
  2. #456dc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a045
  2. #45afc8
  3. #5f45c8

Analogous

  1. #c85f45
  2. #c8a045
  3. #afc845

Triadic

  1. #c8a045
  2. #45c8a0
  3. #a045c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a045
  2. #6dc845
  3. #456dc8
  4. #a045c8

Square

  1. #c8a045
  2. #45c85f
  3. #456dc8
  4. #c845af

Monochromatic

  1. #5a461a
  2. #95752c
  3. #c8a045
  4. #d9be80
  5. #ebdcbb

Shades

#c8a045 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a045
  2. #b4903e
  3. #a08037
  4. #8c7030
  5. #786029
  6. #645023
  7. #50401c
  8. #3c3015
  9. #28200e
  10. #141007
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a045 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a045
  2. #ceaa58
  3. #d3b36a
  4. #d9bd7d
  5. #dec68f
  6. #e4d0a2
  7. #e9d9b5
  8. #efe3c7
  9. #f4ecda
  10. #faf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a045 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a045
  2. #c19d4b
  3. #ba9a51
  4. #b29657
  5. #ab935d
  6. #a49063
  7. #9d8d68
  8. #968a6e
  9. #8e8674
  10. #87837a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b29f3b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcaa49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8938c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bba03f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1a647 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29876 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a045 {
  color: #c8a045;
}
Background
.bg-c8a045 {
  background-color: #c8a045;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a045 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a045;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a045;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 160 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 54% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a045 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a045, #afc845);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a045 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 160 69 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.62 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.09 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.62 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.83 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.90 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.98 #375fba Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#c8a045  rgb(200, 160, 69)  hsl(42, 54%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#456dc8  rgb(69, 109, 200)  hsl(222, 54%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#45c8a0  rgb(69, 200, 160)  hsl(162, 54%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a045c8  rgb(160, 69, 200)  hsl(282, 54%, 53%)  Dark Orchid