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#C6B034

#c6b034 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c6b034 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 69.02% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.11% magenta, 73.74% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 50.96°, with 58.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 9.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 1.92.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.433

Complementary

  1. #c6b034
  2. #344ac6

Split complementary

  1. #c6b034
  2. #3493c6
  3. #6734c6

Analogous

  1. #c66734
  2. #c6b034
  3. #93c634

Triadic

  1. #c6b034
  2. #34c6b0
  3. #b034c6

Tetradic

  1. #c6b034
  2. #4ac634
  3. #344ac6
  4. #b034c6

Square

  1. #c6b034
  2. #34c667
  3. #344ac6
  4. #c63493

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4414
  2. #897a24
  3. #c6b034
  4. #d9c96e
  5. #e9dfaa

Shades

#c6b034 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6b034
  2. #b29e2f
  3. #9e8d2a
  4. #8b7b24
  5. #776a1f
  6. #63581a
  7. #4f4615
  8. #3b3510
  9. #28230a
  10. #141205
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6b034 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6b034
  2. #ccb848
  3. #d1c05d
  4. #d7c871
  5. #ddd085
  6. #e3d89a
  7. #e8dfae
  8. #eee7c2
  9. #f4efd6
  10. #f9f7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6b034 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6b034
  2. #bfab3c
  3. #b8a643
  4. #b1a24b
  5. #aa9d52
  6. #a3985a
  7. #9c9362
  8. #958e69
  9. #8e8a71
  10. #878578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b08f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ab1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c7b33c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6a398 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3ad28 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7b239 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0a87c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6b034 {
  color: #c6b034;
}
Background
.bg-c6b034 {
  background-color: #c6b034;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6b034 {
  border: 2px solid #c6b034;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6b034;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 176 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 58% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6b034 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6b034, #93c634);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6b034 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 176 52 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 1.92 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.31 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.54 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.26 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.16 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.76 #394fcb Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c6b034  rgb(198, 176, 52)  hsl(51, 58%, 49%)  Old Gold
#344ac6  rgb(52, 74, 198)  hsl(231, 58%, 49%)  Ocean Blue
#34c6b0  rgb(52, 198, 176)  hsl(171, 58%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b034c6  rgb(176, 52, 198)  hsl(291, 58%, 49%)  Dark Orchid