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#C8A445

#c8a445 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a445 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 64.31% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 65.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 43.51°, 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 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.3926

Complementary

  1. #c8a445
  2. #4569c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a445
  2. #45abc8
  3. #6345c8

Analogous

  1. #c86345
  2. #c8a445
  3. #abc845

Triadic

  1. #c8a445
  2. #45c8a4
  3. #a445c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a445
  2. #69c845
  3. #4569c8
  4. #a445c8

Square

  1. #c8a445
  2. #45c863
  3. #4569c8
  4. #c845ab

Monochromatic

  1. #5a481a
  2. #95782c
  3. #c8a445
  4. #d9c180
  5. #ebdebb

Shades

#c8a445 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a445
  2. #b4943e
  3. #a08337
  4. #8c7330
  5. #786229
  6. #645223
  7. #50421c
  8. #3c3115
  9. #28210e
  10. #141007
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a445 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a445
  2. #cead58
  3. #d3b66a
  4. #d9bf7d
  5. #dec88f
  6. #e4d2a2
  7. #e9dbb5
  8. #efe4c7
  9. #f4edda
  10. #faf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a445 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a445
  2. #c1a04b
  3. #ba9d51
  4. #b29957
  5. #ab965d
  6. #a49263
  7. #9d8e68
  8. #968b6e
  9. #8e8774
  10. #87847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a78b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a33a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfac49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d89790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda33f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a947 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29c79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a445 {
  color: #c8a445;
}
Background
.bg-c8a445 {
  background-color: #c8a445;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a445 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a445;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a445;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 164 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 54% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a445 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a445, #abc845);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a445 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 164 69 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.26 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.40 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.28 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.32 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.43 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.76 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.11 #375bba Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a445  rgb(200, 164, 69)  hsl(44, 54%, 53%)  Metallic Gold
#4569c8  rgb(69, 105, 200)  hsl(224, 54%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#45c8a4  rgb(69, 200, 164)  hsl(164, 54%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a445c8  rgb(164, 69, 200)  hsl(284, 54%, 53%)  Dark Orchid