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#C8A554

#c8a554 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8a554 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 64.71% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.5% magenta, 58% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 41.9°, with 51.33% saturation and 55.69% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.79.

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Relative luminance0.3983

Complementary

  1. #c8a554
  2. #5477c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a554
  2. #54b1c8
  3. #6b54c8

Analogous

  1. #c86b54
  2. #c8a554
  3. #b1c854

Triadic

  1. #c8a554
  2. #54c8a5
  3. #a554c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a554
  2. #77c854
  3. #5477c8
  4. #a554c8

Square

  1. #c8a554
  2. #54c86b
  3. #5477c8
  4. #c854b1

Monochromatic

  1. #634f20
  2. #9d7d32
  3. #c8a554
  4. #dbc38e
  5. #ede2c8

Shades

#c8a554 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a554
  2. #b4954c
  3. #a08443
  4. #8c743b
  5. #786332
  6. #64532a
  7. #504222
  8. #3c3219
  9. #282111
  10. #141108
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a554 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a554
  2. #ceae65
  3. #d3b776
  4. #d9c087
  5. #dec998
  6. #e4d2aa
  7. #e9dbbb
  8. #efe4cc
  9. #f4eddd
  10. #faf6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a554 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a554
  2. #c1a158
  3. #ba9e5d
  4. #b29a61
  5. #ab9666
  6. #a4936a
  7. #9d8f6e
  8. #968b73
  9. #8e8777
  10. #87847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a88f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a44c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bead57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d79993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bda450 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2aa56 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d19e7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a554 {
  color: #c8a554;
}
Background
.bg-c8a554 {
  background-color: #c8a554;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a554 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a554;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a554;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 165 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 51% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a554 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a554, #b1c854);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a554 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 165 84 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.40 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.79 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.10 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.26 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.49 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.74 #375aab Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a554  rgb(200, 165, 84)  hsl(42, 51%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#5477c8  rgb(84, 119, 200)  hsl(222, 51%, 56%)  Glaucous
#54c8a5  rgb(84, 200, 165)  hsl(162, 51%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a554c8  rgb(165, 84, 200)  hsl(282, 51%, 56%)  Medium Orchid