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#CDAB4E

#cdab4e ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdab4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 67.06% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.59% magenta, 61.95% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 43.94°, with 55.95% saturation and 55.49% 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 9.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.4266

Complementary

  1. #cdab4e
  2. #4e70cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdab4e
  2. #4eafcd
  3. #6c4ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd6c4e
  2. #cdab4e
  3. #afcd4e

Triadic

  1. #cdab4e
  2. #4ecdab
  3. #ab4ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdab4e
  2. #70cd4e
  3. #4e70cd
  4. #ab4ecd

Square

  1. #cdab4e
  2. #4ecd6c
  3. #4e70cd
  4. #cd4eaf

Monochromatic

  1. #65521d
  2. #a1822d
  3. #cdab4e
  4. #dec78a
  5. #efe4c5

Shades

#cdab4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdab4e
  2. #b99a46
  3. #a4893e
  4. #907837
  5. #7b672f
  6. #675627
  7. #52441f
  8. #3e3317
  9. #292210
  10. #151108
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdab4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdab4e
  2. #d2b360
  3. #d7bc71
  4. #dcc483
  5. #e1cd95
  6. #e6d5a7
  7. #ebddb8
  8. #f0e6ca
  9. #f5eedc
  10. #faf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdab4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdab4e
  2. #c5a753
  3. #bea258
  4. #b69e5d
  5. #ae9a62
  6. #a79667
  7. #9f916c
  8. #978d71
  9. #8f8976
  10. #88847b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcad92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bda944 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c5b352 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd9e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3aa48 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8b050 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7a380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdab4e {
  color: #cdab4e;
}
Background
.bg-cdab4e {
  background-color: #cdab4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdab4e {
  border: 2px solid #cdab4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdab4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 171 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 56% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdab4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdab4e, #afcd4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdab4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 171 78 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.97 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.07 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.71 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.94 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.34 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 8.16 #3254b1 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cdab4e  rgb(205, 171, 78)  hsl(44, 56%, 55%)  Metallic Gold
#4e70cd  rgb(78, 112, 205)  hsl(224, 56%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#4ecdab  rgb(78, 205, 171)  hsl(164, 56%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab4ecd  rgb(171, 78, 205)  hsl(284, 56%, 55%)  Medium Orchid