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#C8A641

#c8a641 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a641 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 65.1% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 67.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 44.89°, with 55.1% saturation and 51.96% 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 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3993

Complementary

  1. #c8a641
  2. #4163c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a641
  2. #41a6c8
  3. #6341c8

Analogous

  1. #c86341
  2. #c8a641
  3. #a6c841

Triadic

  1. #c8a641
  2. #41c8a6
  3. #a641c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a641
  2. #63c841
  3. #4163c8
  4. #a641c8

Square

  1. #c8a641
  2. #41c863
  3. #4163c8
  4. #c841a6

Monochromatic

  1. #574719
  2. #92782a
  3. #c8a641
  4. #d9c27c
  5. #eadeb8

Shades

#c8a641 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a641
  2. #b4953b
  3. #a08534
  4. #8c742e
  5. #786427
  6. #645321
  7. #50421a
  8. #3c3214
  9. #28210d
  10. #141107
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a641 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a641
  2. #ceaf54
  3. #d3b867
  4. #d9c17a
  5. #deca8d
  6. #e4d3a0
  7. #e9dbb3
  8. #efe4c6
  9. #f4edd9
  10. #faf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a641 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a641
  2. #c1a247
  3. #ba9e4e
  4. #b29b54
  5. #ab975a
  6. #a49361
  7. #9d8f67
  8. #968b6d
  9. #8e8873
  10. #87847a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a9a9a9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a88c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a435 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ae46 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d89991 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfa53a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3ab44 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29e79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a641 {
  color: #c8a641;
}
Background
.bg-c8a641 {
  background-color: #c8a641;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a641 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a641;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a641;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 166 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 55% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a641 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a641, #a6c841);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a641 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 166 65 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.39 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.48 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.62 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.71 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.32 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 9.01 #3759be Inverted #a9a9a9 Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a641  rgb(200, 166, 65)  hsl(45, 55%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#4163c8  rgb(65, 99, 200)  hsl(225, 55%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#41c8a6  rgb(65, 200, 166)  hsl(165, 55%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a641c8  rgb(166, 65, 200)  hsl(285, 55%, 52%)  Dark Orchid