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#C8A656

#c8a656 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c8a656 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 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 57% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 42.11°, with 50.89% saturation and 56.08% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 5.8.

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Relative luminance0.4022

Complementary

  1. #c8a656
  2. #5678c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a656
  2. #56b1c8
  3. #6d56c8

Analogous

  1. #c86d56
  2. #c8a656
  3. #b1c856

Triadic

  1. #c8a656
  2. #56c8a6
  3. #a656c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a656
  2. #78c856
  3. #5678c8
  4. #a656c8

Square

  1. #c8a656
  2. #56c86d
  3. #5678c8
  4. #c856b1

Monochromatic

  1. #645021
  2. #9e7e33
  3. #c8a656
  4. #dbc490
  5. #eee3c9

Shades

#c8a656 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a656
  2. #b4954d
  3. #a08545
  4. #8c743c
  5. #786434
  6. #64532b
  7. #504222
  8. #3c321a
  9. #282111
  10. #141109
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a656 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a656
  2. #ceaf67
  3. #d3b878
  4. #d9c189
  5. #deca9a
  6. #e4d3ab
  7. #e9dbbb
  8. #efe4cc
  9. #f4eddd
  10. #faf6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a656 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a656
  2. #c1a25a
  3. #ba9e5e
  4. #b29b63
  5. #ab9767
  6. #a4936b
  7. #9d8f6f
  8. #968b73
  9. #8e8878
  10. #87847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7a890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6a54f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfae59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d79a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bea552 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2ab58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d19f7f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a656 {
  color: #c8a656;
}
Background
.bg-c8a656 {
  background-color: #c8a656;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a656 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a656;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a656;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 166 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 51% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a656 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a656, #b1c856);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a656 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 166 86 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.80 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.09 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.95 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.04 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.36 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.43 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.76 #3759a9 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a656  rgb(200, 166, 86)  hsl(42, 51%, 56%)  Metallic Gold
#5678c8  rgb(86, 120, 200)  hsl(222, 51%, 56%)  Glaucous
#56c8a6  rgb(86, 200, 166)  hsl(162, 51%, 56%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a656c8  rgb(166, 86, 200)  hsl(282, 51%, 56%)  Medium Orchid