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#C4B032

#c4b032 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c4b032 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 69.02% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 74.49% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 51.78°, with 59.35% saturation and 48.24% 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 9.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.4302

Complementary

  1. #c4b032
  2. #3246c4

Split complementary

  1. #c4b032
  2. #328fc4
  3. #6732c4

Analogous

  1. #c46732
  2. #c4b032
  3. #8fc432

Triadic

  1. #c4b032
  2. #32c4b0
  3. #b032c4

Tetradic

  1. #c4b032
  2. #46c432
  3. #3246c4
  4. #b032c4

Square

  1. #c4b032
  2. #32c467
  3. #3246c4
  4. #c4328f

Monochromatic

  1. #4a4313
  2. #877922
  3. #c4b032
  4. #d9ca6a
  5. #e8dfa7

Shades

#c4b032 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4b032
  2. #b09e2d
  3. #9d8d28
  4. #897b23
  5. #766a1e
  6. #625819
  7. #4e4614
  8. #3b350f
  9. #27230a
  10. #141205
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4b032 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4b032
  2. #cab847
  3. #d0c05b
  4. #d6c870
  5. #dcd084
  6. #e2d899
  7. #e7dfad
  8. #ede7c2
  9. #f3efd6
  10. #f9f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4b032 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4b032
  2. #bdab3a
  3. #b6a642
  4. #b0a249
  5. #a99d51
  6. #a29859
  7. #9b9361
  8. #948e69
  9. #8e8a70
  10. #878578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8b08e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ab1a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b33b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3a398 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2ad26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c6b237 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cda87c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4b032 {
  color: #c4b032;
}
Background
.bg-c4b032 {
  background-color: #c4b032;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4b032 {
  border: 2px solid #c4b032;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4b032;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 176 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 59% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4b032 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4b032, #8fc432);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4b032 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 176 50 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.38 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.35 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.38 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.90 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.83 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.06 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 9.19 #3b4fcd Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c4b032  rgb(196, 176, 50)  hsl(52, 59%, 48%)  Old Gold
#3246c4  rgb(50, 70, 196)  hsl(232, 59%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#32c4b0  rgb(50, 196, 176)  hsl(172, 59%, 48%)  Tiffany Blue
#b032c4  rgb(176, 50, 196)  hsl(292, 59%, 48%)  Dark Orchid