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#C6BD00

#c6bd00 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c6bd00 is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 77.65% red, 74.12% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 100% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 57.27°, with 100% saturation and 38.82% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.89.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.484

Complementary

  1. #c6bd00
  2. #0009c6

Split complementary

  1. #c6bd00
  2. #006cc6
  3. #5a00c6

Analogous

  1. #c65a00
  2. #c6bd00
  3. #6cc600

Triadic

  1. #c6bd00
  2. #00c6bd
  3. #bd00c6

Tetradic

  1. #c6bd00
  2. #09c600
  3. #0009c6
  4. #bd00c6

Square

  1. #c6bd00
  2. #00c65a
  3. #0009c6
  4. #c6006c

Monochromatic

  1. #2d2b00
  2. #797400
  3. #c6bd00
  4. #fff413
  5. #fff860

Shades

#c6bd00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c6bd00
  2. #b2aa00
  3. #9e9700
  4. #8b8400
  5. #777100
  6. #635f00
  7. #4f4c00
  8. #3b3900
  9. #282600
  10. #141300
  11. #000000

Tints

#c6bd00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c6bd00
  2. #ccc41a
  3. #d1ca33
  4. #d7d14d
  5. #ddd766
  6. #e3de80
  7. #e8e599
  8. #eeebb3
  9. #f4f2cc
  10. #f9f8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c6bd00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c6bd00
  2. #bfb70d
  3. #b8b11a
  4. #b1ab26
  5. #aaa533
  6. #a39f40
  7. #9c984d
  8. #95925a
  9. #8e8c66
  10. #878673
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beba93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bc21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6afa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbb900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdbc18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0b57f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c6bd00 {
  color: #c6bd00;
}
Background
.bg-c6bd00 {
  background-color: #c6bd00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c6bd00 {
  border: 2px solid #c6bd00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c6bd00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 198 189 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 100% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c6bd00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c6bd00, #6cc600);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c6bd00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(198 189 0 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.89 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.94 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.16 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.66 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.91 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.42 #3942ff Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c6bd00  rgb(198, 189, 0)  hsl(57, 100%, 39%)  Old Gold
#0009c6  rgb(0, 9, 198)  hsl(237, 100%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#00c6bd  rgb(0, 198, 189)  hsl(177, 100%, 39%)  Tiffany Blue
#bd00c6  rgb(189, 0, 198)  hsl(297, 100%, 39%)  Dark Orchid