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#C8BA12

#c8ba12 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8ba12 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 72.94% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 91% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 55.38°, with 83.49% saturation and 42.75% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.4744

Complementary

  1. #c8ba12
  2. #1220c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8ba12
  2. #127bc8
  3. #5f12c8

Analogous

  1. #c85f12
  2. #c8ba12
  3. #7bc812

Triadic

  1. #c8ba12
  2. #12c8ba
  3. #ba12c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ba12
  2. #20c812
  3. #1220c8
  4. #ba12c8

Square

  1. #c8ba12
  2. #12c85f
  3. #1220c8
  4. #c8127b

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3705
  2. #82790c
  3. #c8ba12
  4. #eddf39
  5. #f4eb7f

Shades

#c8ba12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ba12
  2. #b4a710
  3. #a0950e
  4. #8c820d
  5. #78700b
  6. #645d09
  7. #504a07
  8. #3c3805
  9. #282504
  10. #141302
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ba12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ba12
  2. #cec12a
  3. #d3c841
  4. #d9cf59
  5. #ded671
  6. #e4dd89
  7. #e9e3a0
  8. #efeab8
  9. #f4f1d0
  10. #faf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ba12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ba12
  2. #c1b41d
  3. #baae28
  4. #b2a933
  5. #aba33e
  6. #a49d49
  7. #9d9754
  8. #96915f
  9. #8e8c6a
  10. #878675
  11. #808080

Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8ac9e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cab600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdba20 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b27e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ba12 {
  color: #c8ba12;
}
Background
.bg-c8ba12 {
  background-color: #c8ba12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ba12 {
  border: 2px solid #c8ba12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ba12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 186 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 83% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ba12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ba12, #7bc812);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ba12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 186 18 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.52 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.15 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.21 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.47 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.75 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.37 #3745ed Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c8ba12  rgb(200, 186, 18)  hsl(55, 83%, 43%)  Old Gold
#1220c8  rgb(18, 32, 200)  hsl(235, 83%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#12c8ba  rgb(18, 200, 186)  hsl(175, 83%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#ba12c8  rgb(186, 18, 200)  hsl(295, 83%, 43%)  Dark Orchid