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#C5BC06

#c5bc06 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c5bc06 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.25% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.57% magenta, 96.95% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 57.17°, with 94.09% 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 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.73.

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Relative luminance0.4785

Complementary

  1. #c5bc06
  2. #060fc5

Split complementary

  1. #c5bc06
  2. #066ec5
  3. #5c06c5

Analogous

  1. #c55c06
  2. #c5bc06
  3. #6ec506

Triadic

  1. #c5bc06
  2. #06c5bc
  3. #bc06c5

Tetradic

  1. #c5bc06
  2. #0fc506
  3. #060fc5
  4. #bc06c5

Square

  1. #c5bc06
  2. #06c55c
  3. #060fc5
  4. #c5066e

Monochromatic

  1. #312e01
  2. #7b7504
  3. #c5bc06
  4. #f8ee1f
  5. #faf46a

Shades

#c5bc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c5bc06
  2. #b1a905
  3. #9e9605
  4. #8a8404
  5. #767104
  6. #635e03
  7. #4f4b02
  8. #3b3802
  9. #272601
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#c5bc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c5bc06
  2. #cbc31f
  3. #d1c938
  4. #d6d051
  5. #dcd76a
  6. #e2de83
  7. #e8e49b
  8. #eeebb4
  9. #f3f2cd
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c5bc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c5bc06
  2. #beb612
  3. #b7b01e
  4. #b0aa2b
  5. #a9a437
  6. #a39e43
  7. #9c984f
  8. #95925b
  9. #8e8c68
  10. #878674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdba92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d5aea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cab800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccbb1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfb47f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c5bc06 {
  color: #c5bc06;
}
Background
.bg-c5bc06 {
  background-color: #c5bc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c5bc06 {
  border: 2px solid #c5bc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c5bc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 197 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 94% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c5bc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c5bc06, #6ec506);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c5bc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(197 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.73 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.92 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.34 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.77 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.30 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.49 #3a43f9 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c5bc06  rgb(197, 188, 6)  hsl(57, 94%, 40%)  Old Gold
#060fc5  rgb(6, 15, 197)  hsl(237, 94%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#06c5bc  rgb(6, 197, 188)  hsl(177, 94%, 40%)  Tiffany Blue
#bc06c5  rgb(188, 6, 197)  hsl(297, 94%, 40%)  Dark Orchid