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#C8B718

#c8b718 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8b718 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 71.76% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.5% magenta, 88% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 54.2°, with 78.57% saturation and 43.92% 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 10.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.4621

Complementary

  1. #c8b718
  2. #1829c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8b718
  2. #1881c8
  3. #5f18c8

Analogous

  1. #c85f18
  2. #c8b718
  3. #81c818

Triadic

  1. #c8b718
  2. #18c8b7
  3. #b718c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8b718
  2. #29c818
  3. #1829c8
  4. #b718c8

Square

  1. #c8b718
  2. #18c85f
  3. #1829c8
  4. #c81881

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3a08
  2. #847810
  3. #c8b718
  4. #e9d944
  5. #f1e788

Shades

#c8b718 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8b718
  2. #b4a516
  3. #a09213
  4. #8c8011
  5. #786e0e
  6. #645c0c
  7. #50490a
  8. #3c3707
  9. #282505
  10. #141202
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8b718 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8b718
  2. #cebe2f
  3. #d3c546
  4. #d9cd5d
  5. #ded474
  6. #e4db8c
  7. #e9e2a3
  8. #efe9ba
  9. #f4f1d1
  10. #faf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8b718 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8b718
  2. #c1b222
  3. #baac2d
  4. #b2a737
  5. #aba142
  6. #a49c4c
  7. #9d9656
  8. #969161
  9. #8e8b6b
  10. #878676
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdb690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb829 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8a99c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccb823 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2af7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8b718 {
  color: #c8b718;
}
Background
.bg-c8b718 {
  background-color: #c8b718;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8b718 {
  border: 2px solid #c8b718;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8b718;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 183 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8b718 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8b718, #81c818);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8b718 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 183 24 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.64 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.49 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.61 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.75 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.02 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.60 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.66 #3748e7 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c8b718  rgb(200, 183, 24)  hsl(54, 79%, 44%)  Old Gold
#1829c8  rgb(24, 41, 200)  hsl(234, 79%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#18c8b7  rgb(24, 200, 183)  hsl(174, 79%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise
#b718c8  rgb(183, 24, 200)  hsl(294, 79%, 44%)  Dark Orchid