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#CAB014

#cab014 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cab014 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 69.02% green and 7.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.87% magenta, 90.1% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 51.43°, with 81.98% saturation and 43.53% 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.76.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4366

Complementary

  1. #cab014
  2. #142eca

Split complementary

  1. #cab014
  2. #1489ca
  3. #5514ca

Analogous

  1. #ca5514
  2. #cab014
  3. #89ca14

Triadic

  1. #cab014
  2. #14cab0
  3. #b014ca

Tetradic

  1. #cab014
  2. #2eca14
  3. #142eca
  4. #b014ca

Square

  1. #cab014
  2. #14ca55
  3. #142eca
  4. #ca1489

Monochromatic

  1. #3f3706
  2. #84730d
  3. #cab014
  4. #ecd33f
  5. #f3e384

Shades

#cab014 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cab014
  2. #b69e12
  3. #a28d10
  4. #8d7b0e
  5. #796a0c
  6. #65580a
  7. #514608
  8. #3d3506
  9. #282304
  10. #141202
  11. #000000

Tints

#cab014 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cab014
  2. #cfb82c
  3. #d5c043
  4. #dac85b
  5. #dfd072
  6. #e5d88a
  7. #eadfa1
  8. #efe7b9
  9. #f4efd0
  10. #faf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cab014 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cab014
  2. #c3ab1f
  3. #bba62a
  4. #b4a234
  5. #ac9d3f
  6. #a5984a
  7. #9e9355
  8. #968e60
  9. #8f8a6a
  10. #878575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbb08d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ab00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cab425 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dba196 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6ad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cab31f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4a777 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cab014 {
  color: #cab014;
}
Background
.bg-cab014 {
  background-color: #cab014;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cab014 {
  border: 2px solid #cab014;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cab014;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 176 20;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 82% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cab014 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cab014, #89ca14);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cab014 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 176 20 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.76 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.21 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.54 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.75 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 8.10 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 8.36 #354feb Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cab014  rgb(202, 176, 20)  hsl(51, 82%, 44%)  Old Gold
#142eca  rgb(20, 46, 202)  hsl(231, 82%, 44%)  Persian Blue
#14cab0  rgb(20, 202, 176)  hsl(171, 82%, 44%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b014ca  rgb(176, 20, 202)  hsl(291, 82%, 44%)  Dark Orchid