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#C8A643

#c8a643 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a643 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 26.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 66.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 44.66°, with 54.73% saturation and 52.35% 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 3.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.3996

Complementary

  1. #c8a643
  2. #4365c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a643
  2. #43a7c8
  3. #6343c8

Analogous

  1. #c86343
  2. #c8a643
  3. #a7c843

Triadic

  1. #c8a643
  2. #43c8a6
  3. #a643c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a643
  2. #65c843
  3. #4365c8
  4. #a643c8

Square

  1. #c8a643
  2. #43c863
  3. #4365c8
  4. #c843a7

Monochromatic

  1. #58481a
  2. #93792b
  3. #c8a643
  4. #d9c27e
  5. #ebdeb9

Shades

#c8a643 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a643
  2. #b4953c
  3. #a08536
  4. #8c742f
  5. #786428
  6. #645322
  7. #50421b
  8. #3c3214
  9. #28210d
  10. #141107
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a643 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a643
  2. #ceaf56
  3. #d3b869
  4. #d9c17b
  5. #deca8e
  6. #e4d3a1
  7. #e9dbb4
  8. #efe4c7
  9. #f4edd9
  10. #faf6ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a643 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a643
  2. #c1a249
  3. #ba9e4f
  4. #b29b55
  5. #ab975b
  6. #a49362
  7. #9d8f68
  8. #968b6e
  9. #8e8874
  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 #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a88c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a437 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0ae48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d89991 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea53c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3ab46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d29e79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a643 {
  color: #c8a643;
}
Background
.bg-c8a643 {
  background-color: #c8a643;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a643 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a643;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a643;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 166 67;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 55% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a643 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a643, #a7c843);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a643 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 166 67 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.55 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.31 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.56 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.59 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.75 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.39 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.85 #3759bc Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a643  rgb(200, 166, 67)  hsl(45, 55%, 52%)  Metallic Gold
#4365c8  rgb(67, 101, 200)  hsl(225, 55%, 52%)  Royal Blue
#43c8a6  rgb(67, 200, 166)  hsl(165, 55%, 52%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a643c8  rgb(166, 67, 200)  hsl(285, 55%, 52%)  Dark Orchid