About Metallic Gold Color and Meaning
Metallic Gold (Traditional Gold) color is a simulation of the color of the actual metallic gold element. Compared to the web color Gold Metallic Gold has a dark yellow shade. The American Heritage Dictionary defines metallic gold as "A light olive-brown to dark yellow, or a moderate, strong to vivid yellow".
Metallic Gold color psychology, emotion, and symbol
Gold is a flashy color that helps to gain attention and provides social confidence. The color gold represents wealth, luxury, high status, and class. Gold also symbolizes success winning, achievement, and accomplishment.
Metallic Gold color names in different languages:
| Spanish | Oro Metálico |
| French | Or Métallique |
| Portuguese | Ouro Metálico |
| German | Metallisches Gold |
What color is Metallic Gold?
Metallic Gold color belongs to the Yellow color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Metallic Gold is #D4AF37, and the RGB color code is RGB(212, 175, 55).
In the RGB color model, Metallic Gold has a red value of 212, a green value of 175, and a blue value of 55. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 17.5% magenta, 74.1% yellow, and 16.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 45.9° (degrees), 64.6 % saturation, and 52.4 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Metallic Gold has a hue of 45.9° (degrees), 74.1 % saturation and 83.1 % brightness/value.
Metallic Gold is cool or warm?
The color Metallic Gold is a warm color.
What is the LRV of Metallic Gold? (For interior and product design)
Metallic Gold has an LRV of nearly 44.9. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 44.9 of Metallic Gold with dark and light color
Is Metallic Gold Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Metallic Gold meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Metallic Gold color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #D4AF37
- Red
- D4
- Green
- AF
- Blue
- 37
- Red
- 212 (83.1%)
- Green
- 175 (68.6%)
- Blue
- 55 (21.6%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 0.00%
- Magenta
- 17.45%
- Yellow
- 74.06%
- Key
- 16.86%
- Hue
- 45.86°
- Saturation
- 64.61 %
- Lightness
- 52.35 %
- Hue
- 45.86°
- Saturation
- 74.06 %
- Brightness / Value
- 83.14 %
- Red
- 67 (26.3%)
- Yellow
- 148 (58.1%)
- Blue
- 33 (12.8%)
- Hue
- 45.86°
- Whiteness
- 21.57 %
- Blackness
- 16.86 %
- Cyan
- 16.86%
- Magenta
- 31.37%
- Yellow
- 78.43%
- X
- 43.17
- Y
- 44.93
- Z
- 10.01
- Y1
- 44.93
- X
- 0.44
- Y2
- 0.46
- L
- 72.85
- A
- 1.38
- B
- 62.91
- L
- 72.85
- C
- 62.93
- H
- 88.74
- L
- 72.85
- U
- 31.51
- V
- 69.02
- L
- 67.03
- A
- -2.35
- B
- 38.07
- LRV
- ~ 44.9 %
- Munsell Color System
- 4.9Y 7.1/9.1
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Metallic Gold
These are the named colors closest to Metallic Gold , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
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British Standard 4800
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RAL Design
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Pantone PMS
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RAL Classic
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Pantone TPX
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Paint similar to Metallic Gold
These are the real paint colors closest to Metallic Gold from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Metallic Gold once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
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PPG Paints
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Valspar
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Behr
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Sherwin Williams
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Benjamin Moore
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Farrow & Ball
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Color Combinations
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Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Metallic Gold - #D4AF37?
Color that best contrast with Metallic Gold - #D4AF37 is #375CD4, color name is Byzantine Blue*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Metallic Gold - #D4AF37?
Complementary or Opposite color for Metallic Gold - #D4AF37 is #375CD4, color name is Byzantine Blue*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Metallic Gold - #D4AF37 Color Images and Patterns
