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#C2BB00

#c2bb00 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c2bb00 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 73.33% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.61% magenta, 100% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 57.84°, with 100% saturation and 38.04% 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 10.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.09.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4701

Complementary

  1. #c2bb00
  2. #0007c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2bb00
  2. #0068c2
  3. #5a00c2

Analogous

  1. #c25a00
  2. #c2bb00
  3. #68c200

Triadic

  1. #c2bb00
  2. #00c2bb
  3. #bb00c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2bb00
  2. #07c200
  3. #0007c2
  4. #bb00c2

Square

  1. #c2bb00
  2. #00c25a
  3. #0007c2
  4. #c20068

Monochromatic

  1. #292800
  2. #767100
  3. #c2bb00
  4. #fff610
  5. #fff95c

Shades

#c2bb00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2bb00
  2. #afa800
  3. #9b9600
  4. #888300
  5. #747000
  6. #615e00
  7. #4e4b00
  8. #3a3800
  9. #272500
  10. #131300
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2bb00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2bb00
  2. #c8c21a
  3. #cec933
  4. #d4cf4d
  5. #dad666
  6. #e1dd80
  7. #e7e499
  8. #edebb3
  9. #f3f1cc
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2bb00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2bb00
  2. #bbb50d
  3. #b5af1a
  4. #aea926
  5. #a8a333
  6. #a19e40
  7. #9a984d
  8. #94925a
  9. #8d8c66
  10. #878673
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb921 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1ad9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8b600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caba18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbb37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2bb00 {
  color: #c2bb00;
}
Background
.bg-c2bb00 {
  background-color: #c2bb00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2bb00 {
  border: 2px solid #c2bb00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2bb00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 187 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 100% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2bb00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2bb00, #68c200);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2bb00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 187 0 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.09 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.73 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.05 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.24 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.15 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.73 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.83 #3d44ff Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c2bb00  rgb(194, 187, 0)  hsl(58, 100%, 38%)  Old Gold
#0007c2  rgb(0, 7, 194)  hsl(238, 100%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#00c2bb  rgb(0, 194, 187)  hsl(178, 100%, 38%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb00c2  rgb(187, 0, 194)  hsl(298, 100%, 38%)  Dark Orchid