Buddha Gold is a light bright shade of Yellow. It belongs to the color family Yellow, and it has high lightness and high saturation. Buddha Gold is a warm color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Buddha Gold is #C1A004.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Buddha Gold has 76%% Red, 63% Green, and 2% Blue.
Buddha Gold has 50° Hue, 98% Saturation, and 76% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Buddha Gold has 50° Hue, 95% Saturation, and 39% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Buddha Gold has 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 98% yellow, and 24% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#C1A004 |
|
RGB |
(193, 160, 4) |
(76%, 63%, 2%) |
HSV |
(50°, 98, 76) |
(14%, 98%, 76%) |
HSL |
(50°, 95, 39) |
(14%, 95%, 39%) |
CMYK |
(0, 17, 98, 24) |
(0%, 17%, 98%, 24%) |
The natural luminance of Buddha Gold is 36%, which is medium high.
Buddha Gold has a higher contrast with black than white.
Buddha Gold and black have a 8.3:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Buddha Gold and white have a 2.5:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
36% |
AAA (8.3) |
insufficient (2.5) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Buddha Gold paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 52% Yellow, 22% Red, 24% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Yellow
52%
Red
22%
Green
0%
Blue
0%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
0%
Black
24%
White
2%
To mix Buddha Gold paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 11% Magenta, 63% Yellow, 24% Black, 2% White, as shown below.
Cyan
0%
Magenta
11%
Yellow
63%
Black
24%
White
2%
Colors similar to Buddha Gold are: Yellow Ochre, Brown Yellow, Sahara, Ochre, and Yellow Brown. Yellow Ochre is more orange than Buddha Gold. Brown Yellow is darker than Buddha Gold. Sahara is paler than Buddha Gold. Ochre is more orange and darker than Buddha Gold. Yellow Brown is darker than Buddha Gold.