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#C8BE18

#c8be18 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8be18 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 74.51% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 88% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 56.59°, with 78.57% saturation and 43.92% 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 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.4917

Complementary

  1. #c8be18
  2. #1822c8

Split complementary

  1. #c8be18
  2. #187ac8
  3. #6618c8

Analogous

  1. #c86618
  2. #c8be18
  3. #7ac818

Triadic

  1. #c8be18
  2. #18c8be
  3. #be18c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8be18
  2. #22c818
  3. #1822c8
  4. #be18c8

Square

  1. #c8be18
  2. #18c866
  3. #1822c8
  4. #c8187a

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3c08
  2. #847d10
  3. #c8be18
  4. #e9df44
  5. #f1eb88

Shades

#c8be18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8be18
  2. #b4ab16
  3. #a09813
  4. #8c8511
  5. #78720e
  6. #645f0c
  7. #504c0a
  8. #3c3907
  9. #282605
  10. #141302
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8be18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8be18
  2. #cec52f
  3. #d3cb46
  4. #d9d25d
  5. #ded874
  6. #e4df8c
  7. #e9e5a3
  8. #efecba
  9. #f4f2d1
  10. #faf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8be18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8be18
  2. #c1b822
  3. #bab22d
  4. #b2ab37
  5. #aba542
  6. #a49f4c
  7. #9d9956
  8. #969361
  9. #8e8c6b
  10. #878676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bc95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d8b0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfbd25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d2b681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8be18 {
  color: #c8be18;
}
Background
.bg-c8be18 {
  background-color: #c8be18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8be18 {
  border: 2px solid #c8be18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8be18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 190 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 79% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8be18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8be18, #7ac818);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8be18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 190 24 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.46 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.72 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.65 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.45 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.58 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.75 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.78 #3741e7 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c8be18  rgb(200, 190, 24)  hsl(57, 79%, 44%)  Old Gold
#1822c8  rgb(24, 34, 200)  hsl(237, 79%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#18c8be  rgb(24, 200, 190)  hsl(177, 79%, 44%)  Medium Turquoise
#be18c8  rgb(190, 24, 200)  hsl(297, 79%, 44%)  Dark Orchid