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#C1BF22

#c1bf22 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c1bf22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 75.69% red, 74.9% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.04% magenta, 82.38% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 59.25°, with 70.04% saturation and 44.51% 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 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.89.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4871

Complementary

  1. #c1bf22
  2. #2224c1

Split complementary

  1. #c1bf22
  2. #2273c1
  3. #7022c1

Analogous

  1. #c17022
  2. #c1bf22
  3. #73c122

Triadic

  1. #c1bf22
  2. #22c1bf
  3. #bf22c1

Tetradic

  1. #c1bf22
  2. #24c122
  3. #2224c1
  4. #bf22c1

Square

  1. #c1bf22
  2. #22c170
  3. #2224c1
  4. #c12273

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3e0b
  2. #807f17
  3. #c1bf22
  4. #e0de4f
  5. #ecea90

Shades

#c1bf22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c1bf22
  2. #aeac1f
  3. #9a991b
  4. #878618
  5. #747314
  6. #616011
  7. #4d4c0e
  8. #3a390a
  9. #272607
  10. #131303
  11. #000000

Tints

#c1bf22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c1bf22
  2. #c7c538
  3. #cdcc4e
  4. #d4d264
  5. #dad97a
  6. #e0df91
  7. #e6e5a7
  8. #ececbd
  9. #f3f2d3
  10. #f9f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c1bf22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c1bf22
  2. #bbb92b
  3. #b4b235
  4. #aeac3e
  5. #a7a648
  6. #a1a051
  7. #9a995a
  8. #949364
  9. #8d8d6d
  10. #878677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbc95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bc32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfb2a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #caba01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbd2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cab783 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c1bf22 {
  color: #c1bf22;
}
Background
.bg-c1bf22 {
  background-color: #c1bf22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c1bf22 {
  border: 2px solid #c1bf22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c1bf22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 193 191 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 70% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c1bf22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c1bf22, #73c122);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c1bf22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(193 191 34 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.89 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.08 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.55 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.70 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.75 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.28 #3e40dd Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c1bf22  rgb(193, 191, 34)  hsl(59, 70%, 45%)  Old Gold
#2224c1  rgb(34, 36, 193)  hsl(239, 70%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#22c1bf  rgb(34, 193, 191)  hsl(179, 70%, 45%)  Tiffany Blue
#bf22c1  rgb(191, 34, 193)  hsl(299, 70%, 45%)  Dark Orchid