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#C3BC2C

#c3bc2c ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c3bc2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.47% red, 73.73% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.59% magenta, 77.44% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 57.22°, with 63.18% saturation and 46.86% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.4775

Complementary

  1. #c3bc2c
  2. #2c33c3

Split complementary

  1. #c3bc2c
  2. #2c7ec3
  3. #702cc3

Analogous

  1. #c3702c
  2. #c3bc2c
  3. #7ec32c

Triadic

  1. #c3bc2c
  2. #2cc3bc
  3. #bc2cc3

Tetradic

  1. #c3bc2c
  2. #33c32c
  3. #2c33c3
  4. #bc2cc3

Square

  1. #c3bc2c
  2. #2cc370
  3. #2c33c3
  4. #c32c7e

Monochromatic

  1. #464410
  2. #85801e
  3. #c3bc2c
  4. #dbd560
  5. #e9e69f

Shades

#c3bc2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c3bc2c
  2. #b0a928
  3. #9c9623
  4. #89841f
  5. #75711a
  6. #625e16
  7. #4e4b12
  8. #3b380d
  9. #272609
  10. #141304
  11. #000000

Tints

#c3bc2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c3bc2c
  2. #c9c341
  3. #cfc956
  4. #d5d06b
  5. #dbd780
  6. #e1de96
  7. #e7e4ab
  8. #edebc0
  9. #f3f2d5
  10. #f9f8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c3bc2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c3bc2c
  2. #bcb634
  3. #b6b03d
  4. #afaa45
  5. #a8a44e
  6. #a29e56
  7. #9b985e
  8. #949267
  9. #8d8c6f
  10. #878678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb501 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d2afa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b81a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbbb34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ccb482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c3bc2c {
  color: #c3bc2c;
}
Background
.bg-c3bc2c {
  background-color: #c3bc2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c3bc2c {
  border: 2px solid #c3bc2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c3bc2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 195 188 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 63% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c3bc2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c3bc2c, #7ec32c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c3bc2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(195 188 44 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.46 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.61 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.12 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.32 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.43 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.59 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.77 #3c43d3 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c3bc2c  rgb(195, 188, 44)  hsl(57, 63%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2c33c3  rgb(44, 51, 195)  hsl(237, 63%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#2cc3bc  rgb(44, 195, 188)  hsl(177, 63%, 47%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc2cc3  rgb(188, 44, 195)  hsl(297, 63%, 47%)  Purpureus