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#C3BB08

#c3bb08 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c3bb08 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 73.33% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.1% magenta, 95.9% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 57.43°, with 92.12% 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 10.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.81.

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Relative luminance0.4716

Complementary

  1. #c3bb08
  2. #0810c3

Split complementary

  1. #c3bb08
  2. #086dc3
  3. #5d08c3

Analogous

  1. #c35d08
  2. #c3bb08
  3. #6dc308

Triadic

  1. #c3bb08
  2. #08c3bb
  3. #bb08c3

Tetradic

  1. #c3bb08
  2. #10c308
  3. #0810c3
  4. #bb08c3

Square

  1. #c3bb08
  2. #08c35d
  3. #0810c3
  4. #c3086d

Monochromatic

  1. #302e02
  2. #797505
  3. #c3bb08
  4. #f6ed22
  5. #f9f36b

Shades

#c3bb08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3bb08
  2. #b0a807
  3. #9c9606
  4. #898306
  5. #757005
  6. #625e04
  7. #4e4b03
  8. #3b3802
  9. #272502
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3bb08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3bb08
  2. #c9c221
  3. #cfc939
  4. #d5cf52
  5. #dbd66b
  6. #e1dd84
  7. #e7e49c
  8. #edebb5
  9. #f3f1ce
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3bb08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3bb08
  2. #bcb514
  3. #b6af20
  4. #afa92c
  5. #a8a338
  6. #a29e44
  7. #9b9850
  8. #94925c
  9. #8d8c68
  10. #878674
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb891 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0b924 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2ad9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbba1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccb37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3bb08 {
  color: #c3bb08;
}
Background
.bg-c3bb08 {
  background-color: #c3bb08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3bb08 {
  border: 2px solid #c3bb08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3bb08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 187 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 92% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3bb08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3bb08, #6dc308);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3bb08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 187 8 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.81 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.62 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.82 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.10 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.88 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.65 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.67 #3c44f7 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c3bb08  rgb(195, 187, 8)  hsl(57, 92%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0810c3  rgb(8, 16, 195)  hsl(237, 92%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#08c3bb  rgb(8, 195, 187)  hsl(177, 92%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#bb08c3  rgb(187, 8, 195)  hsl(297, 92%, 40%)  Dark Orchid