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#C7BE21

#c7be21 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c7be21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.04% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.52% magenta, 83.42% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 56.75°, with 71.55% saturation and 45.49% 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 10.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.45.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4908

Complementary

  1. #c7be21
  2. #212ac7

Split complementary

  1. #c7be21
  2. #217dc7
  3. #6b21c7

Analogous

  1. #c76b21
  2. #c7be21
  3. #7dc721

Triadic

  1. #c7be21
  2. #21c7be
  3. #be21c7

Tetradic

  1. #c7be21
  2. #2ac721
  3. #212ac7
  4. #be21c7

Square

  1. #c7be21
  2. #21c76b
  3. #212ac7
  4. #c7217d

Monochromatic

  1. #44410b
  2. #857f16
  3. #c7be21
  4. #e2db52
  5. #ede894

Shades

#c7be21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c7be21
  2. #b3ab1e
  3. #9f981a
  4. #8b8517
  5. #777214
  6. #645f11
  7. #504c0d
  8. #3c390a
  9. #282607
  10. #141303
  11. #000000

Tints

#c7be21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c7be21
  2. #cdc537
  3. #d2cb4d
  4. #d8d264
  5. #ddd87a
  6. #e3df90
  7. #e9e5a6
  8. #eeecbc
  9. #f4f2d3
  10. #f9f9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c7be21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c7be21
  2. #c0b82b
  3. #b9b234
  4. #b2ab3e
  5. #aba547
  6. #a49f51
  7. #9c995a
  8. #959364
  9. #8e8c6d
  10. #878677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbc95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d6b0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cebd2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d0b682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c7be21 {
  color: #c7be21;
}
Background
.bg-c7be21 {
  background-color: #c7be21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c7be21 {
  border: 2px solid #c7be21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c7be21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 199 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 72% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c7be21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c7be21, #7dc721);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c7be21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(199 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.45 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.03 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.32 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.18 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.66 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.90 #3841de Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c7be21  rgb(199, 190, 33)  hsl(57, 72%, 45%)  Old Gold
#212ac7  rgb(33, 42, 199)  hsl(237, 72%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#21c7be  rgb(33, 199, 190)  hsl(177, 72%, 45%)  Robin Egg Blue
#be21c7  rgb(190, 33, 199)  hsl(297, 72%, 45%)  Dark Orchid