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#C2B261

#c2b261 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#c2b261 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 69.8% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.25% magenta, 50% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 50.1°, with 44.29% saturation and 57.06% 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 1.68.

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Relative luminance0.4417

Complementary

  1. #c2b261
  2. #6171c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2b261
  2. #61a2c2
  3. #8161c2

Analogous

  1. #c28161
  2. #c2b261
  3. #a2c261

Triadic

  1. #c2b261
  2. #61c2b2
  3. #b261c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2b261
  2. #71c261
  3. #6171c2
  4. #b261c2

Square

  1. #c2b261
  2. #61c281
  3. #6171c2
  4. #c261a2

Monochromatic

  1. #645926
  2. #9b8b3c
  3. #c2b261
  4. #d7cd98
  5. #ede8cf

Shades

#c2b261 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2b261
  2. #afa057
  3. #9b8e4e
  4. #887d44
  5. #746b3a
  6. #615931
  7. #4e4727
  8. #3a351d
  9. #272413
  10. #13120a
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2b261 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2b261
  2. #c8ba71
  3. #cec181
  4. #d4c990
  5. #dad1a0
  6. #e1d9b0
  7. #e7e0c0
  8. #ede8d0
  9. #f3f0df
  10. #f9f7ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2b261 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2b261
  2. #bbad64
  3. #b5a867
  4. #aea36a
  5. #a89e6d
  6. #a19971
  7. #9a9474
  8. #948f77
  9. #8d8a7a
  10. #87857d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b298 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ae5a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4b464 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cfa89f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1b05d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c3b363 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #caac8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2b261 {
  color: #c2b261;
}
Background
.bg-c2b261 {
  background-color: #c2b261;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2b261 {
  border: 2px solid #c2b261;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2b261;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 178 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 44% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2b261 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2b261, #a2c261);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2b261 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 178 97 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 1.68 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 3.27 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.66 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.06 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 6.22 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.51 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.13 #3d4d9e Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#c2b261  rgb(194, 178, 97)  hsl(50, 44%, 57%)  Vegas Gold
#6171c2  rgb(97, 113, 194)  hsl(230, 44%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#61c2b2  rgb(97, 194, 178)  hsl(170, 44%, 57%)  Verdigris
#b261c2  rgb(178, 97, 194)  hsl(290, 44%, 57%)  Medium Orchid