Metallic Gold Color
| Color Name: | Metallic Gold |
| Hex Color Code: | #D4AF37 |
| RGB Color Code: | RGB(212, 175, 55) |
| CMYK Values*: | 0.0%, 17.5%, 74.1%, 16.9% |
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?
Metallic Gold has an LRV of nearly 45. 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.
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Metallic Gold color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
RGBA / RGB
RGB(212, 175, 55)
Red
212 (83.1%)
Green
175 (68.6%)
Blue
55 (21.6%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
0.00%
Magenta
17.45%
Yellow
74.06%
Key
16.86%
HSL
HSL(45.86deg, 64.6 %, 52.4 %)
Hue
45.86°
Saturation
64.61 %.
Lightness
52.35 %.
RYB
RYB(67, 148, 33)
Red
67 (26.3%)
Yellow
148 (58.1%)
Blue
33 (12.8%)
HSV/HSB
Hue
45.86°
Saturation
74.06 %.
Brightness / Value
83.14 %.
HWB
H: 45.86°
W: 21.57 %
B: 16.86 %
XYZ
X : 43.17
Y : 44.93
Z : 10.01
YXY
Y1 : 44.93
X : 0.44
Y2 : 0.46
CMY
C : 16.86%
M : 31.37%
Y : 78.43%
LRV
~ 44.9 %
Munsell Color System
4.9Y 7.1/9.1
CIE-Lab
L : 72.85
A : 1.38
B : 62.91
CIE-Lch
L : 72.85
C : 62.93
H : 88.74
CIE-Luv
L : 72.85
U : 31.51
V : 69.02
Hunter-Lab
L : 67.03
A : -2.35
B : 38.07
Similar Colors and Paints
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Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone TCX
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RAL Classic
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Pantone TPX
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Paint similar to Metallic Gold
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Dunn-Edwards
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Color Combinations
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Triadic Color Palette
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Tetradic Color Palette
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
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