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#C2B314

#c2b314 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c2b314 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 70.2% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.73% magenta, 89.69% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 54.83°, with 81.31% saturation and 41.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.4376

Complementary

  1. #c2b314
  2. #1423c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2b314
  2. #147ac2
  3. #5c14c2

Analogous

  1. #c25c14
  2. #c2b314
  3. #7ac214

Triadic

  1. #c2b314
  2. #14c2b3
  3. #b314c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2b314
  2. #23c214
  3. #1423c2
  4. #b314c2

Square

  1. #c2b314
  2. #14c25c
  3. #1423c2
  4. #c2147a

Monochromatic

  1. #373306
  2. #7d730d
  3. #c2b314
  4. #eadb38
  5. #f2e87d

Shades

#c2b314 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2b314
  2. #afa112
  3. #9b8f10
  4. #887d0e
  5. #746b0c
  6. #615a0a
  7. #4e4808
  8. #3a3606
  9. #272404
  10. #131202
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2b314 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2b314
  2. #c8bb2c
  3. #cec243
  4. #d4ca5b
  5. #dad172
  6. #e1d98a
  7. #e7e1a1
  8. #ede8b9
  9. #f3f0d0
  10. #f9f7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2b314 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2b314
  2. #bbae1f
  3. #b5a92a
  4. #aea434
  5. #a89f3f
  6. #a19a4a
  7. #9a9455
  8. #948f60
  9. #8d8a6a
  10. #878575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b28d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b426 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2a599 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c4af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b320 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccab79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2b314 {
  color: #c2b314;
}
Background
.bg-c2b314 {
  background-color: #c2b314;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2b314 {
  border: 2px solid #c2b314;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2b314;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 179 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 81% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2b314 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2b314, #7ac214);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2b314 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 179 20 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.08 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.16 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.49 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.79 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.96 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.30 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.51 #3d4ceb Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c2b314  rgb(194, 179, 20)  hsl(55, 81%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1423c2  rgb(20, 35, 194)  hsl(235, 81%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#14c2b3  rgb(20, 194, 179)  hsl(175, 81%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#b314c2  rgb(179, 20, 194)  hsl(295, 81%, 42%)  Dark Orchid