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#c8bb1f ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8bb1f 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 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.5% magenta, 84.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 55.38°, with 73.16% saturation and 45.29% 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 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.4792

Complementary

  1. #c8bb1f
  2. #1f2cc8

Split complementary

  1. #c8bb1f
  2. #1f81c8
  3. #661fc8

Analogous

  1. #c8661f
  2. #c8bb1f
  3. #81c81f

Triadic

  1. #c8bb1f
  2. #1fc8bb
  3. #bb1fc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bb1f
  2. #2cc81f
  3. #1f2cc8
  4. #bb1fc8

Square

  1. #c8bb1f
  2. #1fc866
  3. #1f2cc8
  4. #c81f81

Monochromatic

  1. #443f0a
  2. #867d15
  3. #c8bb1f
  4. #e4d850
  5. #eee792

Shades

#c8bb1f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bb1f
  2. #b4a81c
  3. #a09619
  4. #8c8316
  5. #787013
  6. #645e10
  7. #504b0c
  8. #3c3809
  9. #282506
  10. #141303
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bb1f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bb1f
  2. #cec235
  3. #d3c94c
  4. #d9cf62
  5. #ded679
  6. #e4dd8f
  7. #e9e4a5
  8. #efebbc
  9. #f4f1d2
  10. #faf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bb1f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bb1f
  2. #c1b529
  3. #baaf32
  4. #b2a93c
  5. #aba346
  6. #a49e50
  7. #9d9859
  8. #969263
  9. #8e8c6d
  10. #878676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 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 #d1bb2e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8ada0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbb700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdbb29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bb1f {
  color: #c8bb1f;
}
Background
.bg-c8bb1f {
  background-color: #c8bb1f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bb1f {
  border: 2px solid #c8bb1f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bb1f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 187 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 73% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bb1f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bb1f, #81c81f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bb1f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 187 31 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.45 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.18 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.83 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.57 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.57 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.94 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.00 #3744e0 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c8bb1f  rgb(200, 187, 31)  hsl(55, 73%, 45%)  Old Gold
#1f2cc8  rgb(31, 44, 200)  hsl(235, 73%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#1fc8bb  rgb(31, 200, 187)  hsl(175, 73%, 45%)  Medium Turquoise
#bb1fc8  rgb(187, 31, 200)  hsl(295, 73%, 45%)  Dark Orchid