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#C2BB3D

#c2bb3d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c2bb3d 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 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.61% magenta, 68.56% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 56.84°, with 52.16% saturation and 50% 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 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.25.

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Relative luminance0.4735

Complementary

  1. #c2bb3d
  2. #3d44c2

Split complementary

  1. #c2bb3d
  2. #3d87c2
  3. #783dc2

Analogous

  1. #c2783d
  2. #c2bb3d
  3. #87c23d

Triadic

  1. #c2bb3d
  2. #3dc2bb
  3. #bb3dc2

Tetradic

  1. #c2bb3d
  2. #44c23d
  3. #3d44c2
  4. #bb3dc2

Square

  1. #c2bb3d
  2. #3dc278
  3. #3d44c2
  4. #c23d87

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4b18
  2. #88832b
  3. #c2bb3d
  4. #d4cf77
  5. #e7e4b1

Shades

#c2bb3d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2bb3d
  2. #afa837
  3. #9b9631
  4. #88832b
  5. #747025
  6. #615e1f
  7. #4e4b18
  8. #3a3812
  9. #27250c
  10. #131306
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2bb3d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2bb3d
  2. #c8c250
  3. #cec964
  4. #d4cf77
  5. #dad68b
  6. #e1dd9e
  7. #e7e4b1
  8. #edebc5
  9. #f3f1d8
  10. #f9f8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2bb3d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2bb3d
  2. #bbb544
  3. #b5af4a
  4. #aea951
  5. #a8a358
  6. #a19e5f
  7. #9a9865
  8. #94926c
  9. #8d8c73
  10. #878679
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb995 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cbb42a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb945 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d0afa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c7b733 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9ba42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbb485 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2bb3d {
  color: #c2bb3d;
}
Background
.bg-c2bb3d {
  background-color: #c2bb3d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2bb3d {
  border: 2px solid #c2bb3d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2bb3d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 187 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 52% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2bb3d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2bb3d, #87c23d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2bb3d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 187 61 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.25 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.35 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.40 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.88 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.11 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.16 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.57 #3d44c2 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c2bb3d  rgb(194, 187, 61)  hsl(57, 52%, 50%)  Old Gold
#3d44c2  rgb(61, 68, 194)  hsl(237, 52%, 50%)  Ocean Blue
#3dc2bb  rgb(61, 194, 187)  hsl(177, 52%, 50%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb3dc2  rgb(187, 61, 194)  hsl(297, 52%, 50%)  Medium Orchid