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#C8A652

#c8a652 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8a652 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 65.1% green and 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 59% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 42.71°, with 51.75% saturation and 55.29% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.23.

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Relative luminance0.4016

Complementary

  1. #c8a652
  2. #5274c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a652
  2. #52afc8
  3. #6b52c8

Analogous

  1. #c86b52
  2. #c8a652
  3. #afc852

Triadic

  1. #c8a652
  2. #52c8a6
  3. #a652c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a652
  2. #74c852
  3. #5274c8
  4. #a652c8

Square

  1. #c8a652
  2. #52c86b
  3. #5274c8
  4. #c852af

Monochromatic

  1. #624f1f
  2. #9c7d32
  3. #c8a652
  4. #dac48c
  5. #ede2c6

Shades

#c8a652 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a652
  2. #b4954a
  3. #a08542
  4. #8c7439
  5. #786431
  6. #645329
  7. #504221
  8. #3c3219
  9. #282110
  10. #141108
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a652 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a652
  2. #ceaf63
  3. #d3b875
  4. #d9c186
  5. #deca97
  6. #e4d3a9
  7. #e9dbba
  8. #efe4cb
  9. #f4eddc
  10. #faf6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a652 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a652
  2. #c1a257
  3. #ba9e5b
  4. #b29b60
  5. #ab9764
  6. #a49369
  7. #9d8f6e
  8. #968b72
  9. #8e8877
  10. #87847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a88f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b7a54a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfae55 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d79a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea54d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3ab54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d19f7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a652 {
  color: #c8a652;
}
Background
.bg-c8a652 {
  background-color: #c8a652;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a652 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a652;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a652;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 166 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 52% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a652 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a652, #afc852);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a652 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 166 82 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.23 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.84 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.57 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.63 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.82 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.37 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.69 #3759ad Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a652  rgb(200, 166, 82)  hsl(43, 52%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#5274c8  rgb(82, 116, 200)  hsl(223, 52%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#52c8a6  rgb(82, 200, 166)  hsl(163, 52%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a652c8  rgb(166, 82, 200)  hsl(283, 52%, 55%)  Medium Orchid