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#C8BB23

#c8bb23 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8bb23 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.5% magenta, 82.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 55.27°, with 70.21% saturation and 46.08% 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 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.4794

Complementary

  1. #c8bb23
  2. #2330c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8bb23
  2. #2383c8
  3. #6823c8

Analogous

  1. #c86823
  2. #c8bb23
  3. #83c823

Triadic

  1. #c8bb23
  2. #23c8bb
  3. #bb23c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bb23
  2. #30c823
  3. #2330c8
  4. #bb23c8

Square

  1. #c8bb23
  2. #23c868
  3. #2330c8
  4. #c82383

Monochromatic

  1. #46410c
  2. #877e18
  3. #c8bb23
  4. #e1d656
  5. #ede697

Shades

#c8bb23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bb23
  2. #b4a820
  3. #a0961c
  4. #8c8319
  5. #787015
  6. #645e12
  7. #504b0e
  8. #3c380b
  9. #282507
  10. #141304
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bb23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bb23
  2. #cec239
  3. #d3c94f
  4. #d9cf65
  5. #ded67b
  6. #e4dd91
  7. #e9e4a7
  8. #efebbd
  9. #f4f1d3
  10. #faf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bb23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bb23
  2. #c1b52c
  3. #baaf36
  4. #b2a93f
  5. #aba348
  6. #a49e52
  7. #9d985b
  8. #969264
  9. #8e8c6d
  10. #878677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfb994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bb31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8ada0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbb705 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdbb2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bb23 {
  color: #c8bb23;
}
Background
.bg-c8bb23 {
  background-color: #c8bb23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bb23 {
  border: 2px solid #c8bb23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bb23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 187 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 70% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bb23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bb23, #83c823);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bb23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 187 35 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.34 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.62 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.43 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.50 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.87 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.99 #3744dc Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c8bb23  rgb(200, 187, 35)  hsl(55, 70%, 46%)  Old Gold
#2330c8  rgb(35, 48, 200)  hsl(235, 70%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#23c8bb  rgb(35, 200, 187)  hsl(175, 70%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise
#bb23c8  rgb(187, 35, 200)  hsl(295, 70%, 46%)  Dark Orchid