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#C3B412

#c3b412 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c3b412 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 70.59% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.69% magenta, 90.77% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 54.92°, with 83.1% saturation and 41.76% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.4429

Complementary

  1. #c3b412
  2. #1221c3

Split complementary

  1. #c3b412
  2. #1279c3
  3. #5c12c3

Analogous

  1. #c35c12
  2. #c3b412
  3. #79c312

Triadic

  1. #c3b412
  2. #12c3b4
  3. #b412c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3b412
  2. #21c312
  3. #1221c3
  4. #b412c3

Square

  1. #c3b412
  2. #12c35c
  3. #1221c3
  4. #c31279

Monochromatic

  1. #373305
  2. #7d730c
  3. #c3b412
  4. #ecdd35
  5. #f3e97b

Shades

#c3b412 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3b412
  2. #b0a210
  3. #9c900e
  4. #897e0d
  5. #756c0b
  6. #625a09
  7. #4e4807
  8. #3b3605
  9. #272404
  10. #141202
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3b412 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3b412
  2. #c9bc2a
  3. #cfc341
  4. #d5cb59
  5. #dbd271
  6. #e1da89
  7. #e7e1a0
  8. #ede9b8
  9. #f3f0d0
  10. #f9f8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3b412 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3b412
  2. #bcaf1d
  3. #b6aa28
  4. #afa433
  5. #a89f3e
  6. #a29a49
  7. #9b9554
  8. #94905f
  9. #8d8a6a
  10. #878575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b38d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab526 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3a699 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5b000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7b41f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cdac7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3b412 {
  color: #c3b412;
}
Background
.bg-c3b412 {
  background-color: #c3b412;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3b412 {
  border: 2px solid #c3b412;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3b412;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 180 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 83% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3b412 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3b412, #79c312);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3b412 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 180 18 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.10 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.44 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.62 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.86 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.67 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.27 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 9.63 #3c4bed Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c3b412  rgb(195, 180, 18)  hsl(55, 83%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1221c3  rgb(18, 33, 195)  hsl(235, 83%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#12c3b4  rgb(18, 195, 180)  hsl(175, 83%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#b412c3  rgb(180, 18, 195)  hsl(295, 83%, 42%)  Dark Orchid