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#C8A129

#c8a129 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a129 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 63.14% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.5% magenta, 79.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 45.28°, with 65.98% saturation and 47.25% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.9.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3793

Complementary

  1. #c8a129
  2. #2950c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a129
  2. #299fc8
  3. #5129c8

Analogous

  1. #c85129
  2. #c8a129
  3. #9fc829

Triadic

  1. #c8a129
  2. #29c8a1
  3. #a129c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a129
  2. #50c829
  3. #2950c8
  4. #a129c8

Square

  1. #c8a129
  2. #29c851
  3. #2950c8
  4. #c8299f

Monochromatic

  1. #493b0f
  2. #886e1c
  3. #c8a129
  4. #debf5f
  5. #ebd89f

Shades

#c8a129 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a129
  2. #b49125
  3. #a08121
  4. #8c711d
  5. #786119
  6. #645115
  7. #504010
  8. #3c300c
  9. #282008
  10. #141004
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a129 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a129
  2. #ceaa3e
  3. #d3b454
  4. #d9bd69
  5. #dec77f
  6. #e4d094
  7. #e9d9a9
  8. #efe3bf
  9. #f4ecd4
  10. #faf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a129 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a129
  2. #c19e32
  3. #ba9a3a
  4. #b29743
  5. #ab944c
  6. #a49155
  7. #9d8d5d
  8. #968a66
  9. #8e876f
  10. #878377
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a485 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49f0d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9938a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda01b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a72e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29970 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a129 {
  color: #c8a129;
}
Background
.bg-c8a129 {
  background-color: #c8a129;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a129 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a129;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a129;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 161 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 66% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a129 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a129, #9fc829);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a129 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 161 41 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.90 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.59 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.88 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.54 #375ed6 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a129  rgb(200, 161, 41)  hsl(45, 66%, 47%)  Metallic Gold
#2950c8  rgb(41, 80, 200)  hsl(225, 66%, 47%)  Sapphire
#29c8a1  rgb(41, 200, 161)  hsl(165, 66%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#a129c8  rgb(161, 41, 200)  hsl(285, 66%, 47%)  Dark Orchid