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#CAB522

#cab522 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cab522 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 70.98% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.4% magenta, 83.17% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 52.5°, with 71.19% saturation and 46.27% 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 10.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.4572

Complementary

  1. #cab522
  2. #2237ca

Split complementary

  1. #cab522
  2. #228bca
  3. #6122ca

Analogous

  1. #ca6122
  2. #cab522
  3. #8bca22

Triadic

  1. #cab522
  2. #22cab5
  3. #b522ca

Tetradic

  1. #cab522
  2. #37ca22
  3. #2237ca
  4. #b522ca

Square

  1. #cab522
  2. #22ca61
  3. #2237ca
  4. #ca228b

Monochromatic

  1. #47400c
  2. #897a17
  3. #cab522
  4. #e3d156
  5. #eee397

Shades

#cab522 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cab522
  2. #b6a31f
  3. #a2911b
  4. #8d7f18
  5. #796d14
  6. #655b11
  7. #51480e
  8. #3d360a
  9. #282407
  10. #141203
  11. #000000

Tints

#cab522 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cab522
  2. #cfbc38
  3. #d5c44e
  4. #dacb64
  5. #dfd37a
  6. #e5da91
  7. #eae1a7
  8. #efe9bd
  9. #f4f0d3
  10. #faf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cab522 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cab522
  2. #c3b02b
  3. #bbaa35
  4. #b4a53e
  5. #aca048
  6. #a59b51
  7. #9e955a
  8. #969064
  9. #8f8b6d
  10. #878577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdb490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb82f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daa79b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8b206 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccb72a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4ad7c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cab522 {
  color: #cab522;
}
Background
.bg-cab522 {
  background-color: #cab522;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cab522 {
  border: 2px solid #cab522;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cab522;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 181 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 71% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cab522 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cab522, #8bca22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cab522 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 181 34 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.49 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.22 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.94 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.50 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.48 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.32 #354add Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cab522  rgb(202, 181, 34)  hsl(53, 71%, 46%)  Old Gold
#2237ca  rgb(34, 55, 202)  hsl(233, 71%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#22cab5  rgb(34, 202, 181)  hsl(173, 71%, 46%)  Turquoise
#b522ca  rgb(181, 34, 202)  hsl(293, 71%, 46%)  Dark Orchid