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#C8BF31

#c8bf31 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#c8bf31 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 74.9% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.5% magenta, 75.5% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 56.42°, with 60.64% saturation and 48.82% 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 10.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.2.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4976

Complementary

  1. #c8bf31
  2. #313ac8

Split complementary

  1. #c8bf31
  2. #3185c8
  3. #7331c8

Analogous

  1. #c87331
  2. #c8bf31
  3. #85c831

Triadic

  1. #c8bf31
  2. #31c8bf
  3. #bf31c8

Tetradic

  1. #c8bf31
  2. #3ac831
  3. #313ac8
  4. #bf31c8

Square

  1. #c8bf31
  2. #31c873
  3. #313ac8
  4. #c83185

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4a13
  2. #8b8422
  3. #c8bf31
  4. #dbd46b
  5. #eae6a8

Shades

#c8bf31 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8bf31
  2. #b4ac2c
  3. #a09927
  4. #8c8622
  5. #78731d
  6. #646019
  7. #504c14
  8. #3c390f
  9. #28260a
  10. #141305
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8bf31 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8bf31
  2. #cec546
  3. #d3cc5a
  4. #d9d26f
  5. #ded983
  6. #e4df98
  7. #e9e5ad
  8. #efecc1
  9. #f4f2d6
  10. #faf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8bf31 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8bf31
  2. #c1b939
  3. #bab241
  4. #b2ac49
  5. #aba651
  6. #a4a059
  7. #9d9960
  8. #969368
  9. #8e8d70
  10. #878678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0bd97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b810 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3be3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d7b2a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdbb21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfbe38 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d1b785 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8bf31 {
  color: #c8bf31;
}
Background
.bg-c8bf31 {
  background-color: #c8bf31;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8bf31 {
  border: 2px solid #c8bf31;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8bf31;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 191 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 61% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8bf31 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8bf31, #85c831);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8bf31 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 191 49 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.20 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.27 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.61 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.74 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.85 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 8.53 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.53 #3740ce Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Old Gold
#c8bf31  rgb(200, 191, 49)  hsl(56, 61%, 49%)  Old Gold
#313ac8  rgb(49, 58, 200)  hsl(236, 61%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#31c8bf  rgb(49, 200, 191)  hsl(176, 61%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#bf31c8  rgb(191, 49, 200)  hsl(296, 61%, 49%)  Medium Orchid