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#C8BC14

#c8bc14 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8bc14 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 73.73% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 90% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 56°, with 81.82% saturation and 43.14% 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 10.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.

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Relative luminance0.483

Complementary

  1. #c8bc14
  2. #1420c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8bc14
  2. #147ac8
  3. #6214c8

Analogous

  1. #c86214
  2. #c8bc14
  3. #7ac814

Triadic

  1. #c8bc14
  2. #14c8bc
  3. #bc14c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bc14
  2. #20c814
  3. #1420c8
  4. #bc14c8

Square

  1. #c8bc14
  2. #14c862
  3. #1420c8
  4. #c8147a

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3906
  2. #827b0d
  3. #c8bc14
  4. #ece03d
  5. #f3eb82

Shades

#c8bc14 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bc14
  2. #b4a912
  3. #a09610
  4. #8c840e
  5. #78710c
  6. #645e0a
  7. #504b08
  8. #3c3806
  9. #282604
  10. #141302
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bc14 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bc14
  2. #cec32c
  3. #d3c943
  4. #d9d05b
  5. #ded772
  6. #e4de8a
  7. #e9e4a1
  8. #efebb9
  9. #f4f2d0
  10. #faf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bc14 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bc14
  2. #c1b61f
  3. #bab02a
  4. #b2aa34
  5. #aba43f
  6. #a49e4a
  7. #9d9855
  8. #969260
  9. #8e8c6a
  10. #878675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfba93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bc28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8aea0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccb800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cebc22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b480 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bc14 {
  color: #c8bc14;
}
Background
.bg-c8bc14 {
  background-color: #c8bc14;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bc14 {
  border: 2px solid #c8bc14;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bc14;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 188 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 82% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bc14 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bc14, #7ac814);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bc14 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 188 20 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.00 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.89 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.44 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.04 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.11 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.95 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.11 #3743eb Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c8bc14  rgb(200, 188, 20)  hsl(56, 82%, 43%)  Old Gold
#1420c8  rgb(20, 32, 200)  hsl(236, 82%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#14c8bc  rgb(20, 200, 188)  hsl(176, 82%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#bc14c8  rgb(188, 20, 200)  hsl(296, 82%, 43%)  Dark Orchid