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#C2BD09

#c2bd09 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c2bd09 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.08% red, 74.12% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.58% magenta, 95.36% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 58.38°, with 91.13% saturation and 39.8% 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 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 6.49.

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Relative luminance0.4788

Complementary

  1. #c2bd09
  2. #090ec2

Split complementary

  1. #c2bd09
  2. #096ac2
  3. #6009c2

Analogous

  1. #c26009
  2. #c2bd09
  3. #6ac209

Triadic

  1. #c2bd09
  2. #09c2bd
  3. #bd09c2

Tetradic

  1. #c2bd09
  2. #0ec209
  3. #090ec2
  4. #bd09c2

Square

  1. #c2bd09
  2. #09c260
  3. #090ec2
  4. #c2096a

Monochromatic

  1. #302f02
  2. #797606
  3. #c2bd09
  4. #f5ef23
  5. #f8f46c

Shades

#c2bd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c2bd09
  2. #afaa08
  3. #9b9707
  4. #888406
  5. #747105
  6. #615f05
  7. #4e4c04
  8. #3a3903
  9. #272602
  10. #131301
  11. #000000

Tints

#c2bd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c2bd09
  2. #c8c422
  3. #ceca3a
  4. #d4d153
  5. #dad76b
  6. #e1de84
  7. #e7e59d
  8. #edebb5
  9. #f3f2ce
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c2bd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c2bd09
  2. #bbb715
  3. #b5b121
  4. #aeab2d
  5. #a8a539
  6. #a19f45
  7. #9a9850
  8. #94925c
  9. #8d8c68
  10. #878674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcba92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1ba25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d1b0a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbb1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cbb580 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c2bd09 {
  color: #c2bd09;
}
Background
.bg-c2bd09 {
  background-color: #c2bd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c2bd09 {
  border: 2px solid #c2bd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c2bd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 194 189 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 91% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c2bd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c2bd09, #6ac209);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c2bd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(194 189 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.49 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.65 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.21 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.56 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 9.41 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.42 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.46 #3d42f6 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c2bd09  rgb(194, 189, 9)  hsl(58, 91%, 40%)  Old Gold
#090ec2  rgb(9, 14, 194)  hsl(238, 91%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#09c2bd  rgb(9, 194, 189)  hsl(178, 91%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#bd09c2  rgb(189, 9, 194)  hsl(298, 91%, 40%)  Dark Orchid