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#C8A930

#c8a930 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8a930 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 66.27% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.5% magenta, 76% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 47.76°, with 61.29% saturation and 48.63% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.58.

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Relative luminance0.4087

Complementary

  1. #c8a930
  2. #304fc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8a930
  2. #309bc8
  3. #5d30c8

Analogous

  1. #c85d30
  2. #c8a930
  3. #9bc830

Triadic

  1. #c8a930
  2. #30c8a9
  3. #a930c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8a930
  2. #4fc830
  3. #304fc8
  4. #a930c8

Square

  1. #c8a930
  2. #30c85d
  3. #304fc8
  4. #c8309b

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4112
  2. #8a7521
  3. #c8a930
  4. #dbc469
  5. #eadca7

Shades

#c8a930 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8a930
  2. #b4982b
  3. #a08726
  4. #8c7622
  5. #78651d
  6. #645518
  7. #504413
  8. #3c330e
  9. #28220a
  10. #141105
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8a930 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8a930
  2. #ceb245
  3. #d3ba59
  4. #d9c36e
  5. #decb83
  6. #e4d498
  7. #e9ddac
  8. #efe5c1
  9. #f4eed6
  10. #faf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8a930 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8a930
  2. #c1a538
  3. #baa140
  4. #b29d48
  5. #ab9950
  6. #a49558
  7. #9d9060
  8. #968c68
  9. #8e8870
  10. #878478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ababab ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7aa8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bba619 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3af37 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d89b92 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1a724 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c5ad35 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2a177 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8a930 {
  color: #c8a930;
}
Background
.bg-c8a930 {
  background-color: #c8a930;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8a930 {
  border: 2px solid #c8a930;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8a930;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 169 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8a930 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8a930, #9bc830);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8a930 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 169 48 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.40 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.32 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.55 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.01 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.03 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 9.06 #3756cf Inverted #ababab Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#c8a930  rgb(200, 169, 48)  hsl(48, 61%, 49%)  Metallic Gold
#304fc8  rgb(48, 79, 200)  hsl(228, 61%, 49%)  Sapphire
#30c8a9  rgb(48, 200, 169)  hsl(168, 61%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a930c8  rgb(169, 48, 200)  hsl(288, 61%, 49%)  Dark Orchid