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#C8A12E

#c8a12e ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a12e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.5% magenta, 77% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 44.81°, with 62.6% saturation and 48.24% 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 3.95.

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Relative luminance0.3797

Complementary

  1. #c8a12e
  2. #2e55c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a12e
  2. #2ea2c8
  3. #542ec8

Analogous

  1. #c8542e
  2. #c8a12e
  3. #a2c82e

Triadic

  1. #c8a12e
  2. #2ec8a1
  3. #a12ec8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a12e
  2. #55c82e
  3. #2e55c8
  4. #a12ec8

Square

  1. #c8a12e
  2. #2ec854
  3. #2e55c8
  4. #c82ea2

Monochromatic

  1. #4c3d11
  2. #8a6f20
  3. #c8a12e
  4. #dcbe67
  5. #ead9a5

Shades

#c8a12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a12e
  2. #b49129
  3. #a08125
  4. #8c7120
  5. #78611c
  6. #645117
  7. #504012
  8. #3c300e
  9. #282009
  10. #141005
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a12e
  2. #ceaa43
  3. #d3b458
  4. #d9bd6d
  5. #dec782
  6. #e4d097
  7. #e9d9ab
  8. #efe3c0
  9. #f4ecd5
  10. #faf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a12e
  2. #c19e36
  3. #ba9a3e
  4. #b29747
  5. #ab944f
  6. #a49157
  7. #9d8d5f
  8. #968a67
  9. #8e8770
  10. #878378
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b4a486 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b49f18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beaa34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9938b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bca023 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a732 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29971 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a12e {
  color: #c8a12e;
}
Background
.bg-c8a12e {
  background-color: #c8a12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a12e {
  border: 2px solid #c8a12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 161 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 63% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a12e, #a2c82e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 161 46 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.95 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.18 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.36 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.61 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.73 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.47 #375ed1 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a12e  rgb(200, 161, 46)  hsl(45, 63%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#2e55c8  rgb(46, 85, 200)  hsl(225, 63%, 48%)  Sapphire
#2ec8a1  rgb(46, 200, 161)  hsl(165, 63%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a12ec8  rgb(161, 46, 200)  hsl(285, 63%, 48%)  Dark Orchid