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#C8BB17

#c8bb17 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8bb17 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 73.33% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.5% magenta, 88.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 55.59°, with 79.37% saturation and 43.73% 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 10.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.66.

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Relative luminance0.4788

Complementary

  1. #c8bb17
  2. #1724c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8bb17
  2. #177dc8
  3. #6317c8

Analogous

  1. #c86317
  2. #c8bb17
  3. #7dc817

Triadic

  1. #c8bb17
  2. #17c8bb
  3. #bb17c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bb17
  2. #24c817
  3. #1724c8
  4. #bb17c8

Square

  1. #c8bb17
  2. #17c863
  3. #1724c8
  4. #c8177d

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3b07
  2. #837b0f
  3. #c8bb17
  4. #e9dd42
  5. #f1e987

Shades

#c8bb17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bb17
  2. #b4a815
  3. #a09612
  4. #8c8310
  5. #78700e
  6. #645e0c
  7. #504b09
  8. #3c3807
  9. #282505
  10. #141302
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bb17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bb17
  2. #cec22e
  3. #d3c945
  4. #d9cf5d
  5. #ded674
  6. #e4dd8b
  7. #e9e4a2
  8. #efebb9
  9. #f4f1d1
  10. #faf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bb17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bb17
  2. #c1b522
  3. #baaf2c
  4. #b2a937
  5. #aba341
  6. #a49e4c
  7. #9d9856
  8. #969261
  9. #8e8c6b
  10. #878676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfb993 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8ad9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbb700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdbb23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b37f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bb17 {
  color: #c8bb17;
}
Background
.bg-c8bb17 {
  background-color: #c8bb17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bb17 {
  border: 2px solid #c8bb17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bb17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 187 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bb17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bb17, #7dc817);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bb17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 187 23 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.66 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.05 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.18 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.70 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.82 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.23 #3744e8 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c8bb17  rgb(200, 187, 23)  hsl(56, 79%, 44%)  Old Gold
#1724c8  rgb(23, 36, 200)  hsl(236, 79%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#17c8bb  rgb(23, 200, 187)  hsl(176, 79%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise
#bb17c8  rgb(187, 23, 200)  hsl(296, 79%, 44%)  Dark Orchid