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#C8A237

#c8a237 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a237 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 63.53% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 72.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 44.28°, with 56.86% saturation and 50% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.91.

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Relative luminance0.384

Complementary

  1. #c8a237
  2. #375dc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a237
  2. #37a5c8
  3. #5a37c8

Analogous

  1. #c85a37
  2. #c8a237
  3. #a5c837

Triadic

  1. #c8a237
  2. #37c8a2
  3. #a237c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a237
  2. #5dc837
  3. #375dc8
  4. #a237c8

Square

  1. #c8a237
  2. #37c85a
  3. #375dc8
  4. #c837a5

Monochromatic

  1. #504116
  2. #8c7127
  3. #c8a237
  4. #d8be73
  5. #e9daaf

Shades

#c8a237 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a237
  2. #b49232
  3. #a0822c
  4. #8c7127
  5. #786121
  6. #64511c
  7. #504116
  8. #3c3111
  9. #28200b
  10. #141006
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a237 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a237
  2. #ceab4b
  3. #d3b55f
  4. #d9be73
  5. #dec787
  6. #e4d19b
  7. #e9daaf
  8. #efe3c3
  9. #f4ecd7
  10. #faf6eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a237 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a237
  2. #c19f3e
  3. #ba9b46
  4. #b2984d
  5. #ab9454
  6. #a4915c
  7. #9d8e63
  8. #968a6a
  9. #8e8771
  10. #878379
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b5a588 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5a127 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #beab3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9948c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda12e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a73a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29a74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a237 {
  color: #c8a237;
}
Background
.bg-c8a237 {
  background-color: #c8a237;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a237 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a237;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a237;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 162 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 57% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a237 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a237, #a5c837);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a237 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 162 55 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.91 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.50 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.24 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.57 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.77 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.18 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.72 #375dc8 Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a237  rgb(200, 162, 55)  hsl(44, 57%, 50%)  Metallic Gold
#375dc8  rgb(55, 93, 200)  hsl(224, 57%, 50%)  Denim
#37c8a2  rgb(55, 200, 162)  hsl(164, 57%, 50%)  Caribbean Green
#a237c8  rgb(162, 55, 200)  hsl(284, 57%, 50%)  Dark Orchid