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#C2BB14

#c2bb14 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c2bb14 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 73.33% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.61% magenta, 89.69% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 57.59°, 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 10.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.84.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4706

Complementary

  1. #c2bb14
  2. #141bc2

Split complementary

  1. #c2bb14
  2. #1472c2
  3. #6414c2

Analogous

  1. #c26414
  2. #c2bb14
  3. #72c214

Triadic

  1. #c2bb14
  2. #14c2bb
  3. #bb14c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2bb14
  2. #1bc214
  3. #141bc2
  4. #bb14c2

Square

  1. #c2bb14
  2. #14c264
  3. #141bc2
  4. #c21472

Monochromatic

  1. #373506
  2. #7d780d
  3. #c2bb14
  4. #eae338
  5. #f2ed7d

Shades

#c2bb14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2bb14
  2. #afa812
  3. #9b9610
  4. #88830e
  5. #74700c
  6. #615e0a
  7. #4e4b08
  8. #3a3806
  9. #272504
  10. #131302
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2bb14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2bb14
  2. #c8c22c
  3. #cec943
  4. #d4cf5b
  5. #dad672
  6. #e1dd8a
  7. #e7e4a1
  8. #edebb9
  9. #f3f1d0
  10. #f9f8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2bb14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2bb14
  2. #bbb51f
  3. #b5af2a
  4. #aea934
  5. #a8a33f
  6. #a19e4a
  7. #9a9855
  8. #949260
  9. #8d8c6a
  10. #878675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.41:1 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 #cfb929 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1ae9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #caba22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbb37f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2bb14 {
  color: #c2bb14;
}
Background
.bg-c2bb14 {
  background-color: #c2bb14;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2bb14 {
  border: 2px solid #c2bb14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2bb14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 187 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 81% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2bb14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2bb14, #72c214);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2bb14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 187 20 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.84 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.87 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.58 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.88 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.99 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.50 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.62 #3d44eb Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c2bb14  rgb(194, 187, 20)  hsl(58, 81%, 42%)  Old Gold
#141bc2  rgb(20, 27, 194)  hsl(238, 81%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#14c2bb  rgb(20, 194, 187)  hsl(178, 81%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb14c2  rgb(187, 20, 194)  hsl(298, 81%, 42%)  Dark Orchid