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#C8A511

#c8a511 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 64.71% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.5% magenta, 91.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 48.52°, with 84.33% saturation and 42.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.3923

Complementary

  1. #c8a511
  2. #1134c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a511
  2. #1190c8
  3. #4911c8

Analogous

  1. #c84911
  2. #c8a511
  3. #90c811

Triadic

  1. #c8a511
  2. #11c8a5
  3. #a511c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a511
  2. #34c811
  3. #1134c8
  4. #a511c8

Square

  1. #c8a511
  2. #11c849
  3. #1134c8
  4. #c81190

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3105
  2. #816b0b
  3. #c8a511
  4. #eecb37
  5. #f4dd7e

Shades

#c8a511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a511
  2. #b4950f
  3. #a0840e
  4. #8c740c
  5. #78630a
  6. #645309
  7. #504207
  8. #3c3205
  9. #282103
  10. #141102
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a511
  2. #ceae29
  3. #d3b741
  4. #d9c058
  5. #dec970
  6. #e4d288
  7. #e9dba0
  8. #efe4b8
  9. #f4edcf
  10. #faf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a511
  2. #c1a11c
  3. #ba9e27
  4. #b29a32
  5. #ab963d
  6. #a49349
  7. #9d8f54
  8. #968b5f
  9. #8e876a
  10. #878475
  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 #b6a786 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1ac20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d9968d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c4aa1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d39c70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a511 {
  color: #c8a511;
}
Background
.bg-c8a511 {
  background-color: #c8a511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a511 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 165 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 84% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a511, #90c811);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 165 17 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.54 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.99 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.31 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.46 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.87 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.71 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 9.30 #375aee Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a511  rgb(200, 165, 17)  hsl(49, 84%, 43%)  Metallic Gold
#1134c8  rgb(17, 52, 200)  hsl(229, 84%, 43%)  Persian Blue
#11c8a5  rgb(17, 200, 165)  hsl(169, 84%, 43%)  Caribbean Green
#a511c8  rgb(165, 17, 200)  hsl(289, 84%, 43%)  Dark Orchid