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#cabc2a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cabc2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.22% red, 73.73% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.93% magenta, 79.21% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 54.75°, with 65.57% saturation and 47.84% 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 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4869

Complementary

  1. #cabc2a
  2. #2a38ca

Split complementary

  1. #cabc2a
  2. #2a88ca
  3. #6c2aca

Analogous

  1. #ca6c2a
  2. #cabc2a
  3. #88ca2a

Triadic

  1. #cabc2a
  2. #2acabc
  3. #bc2aca

Tetradic

  1. #cabc2a
  2. #38ca2a
  3. #2a38ca
  4. #bc2aca

Square

  1. #cabc2a
  2. #2aca6c
  3. #2a38ca
  4. #ca2a88

Monochromatic

  1. #4b4610
  2. #8b811d
  3. #cabc2a
  4. #ded462
  5. #ece5a1

Shades

#cabc2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cabc2a
  2. #b6a926
  3. #a29622
  4. #8d841d
  5. #797119
  6. #655e15
  7. #514b11
  8. #3d380d
  9. #282608
  10. #141304
  11. #000000

Tints

#cabc2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cabc2a
  2. #cfc33f
  3. #d5c955
  4. #dad06a
  5. #dfd77f
  6. #e5de95
  7. #eae4aa
  8. #efebbf
  9. #f4f2d4
  10. #faf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cabc2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cabc2a
  2. #c3b633
  3. #bbb03b
  4. #b4aa44
  5. #aca44c
  6. #a59e55
  7. #9e985e
  8. #969266
  9. #8f8c6f
  10. #878677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0ba95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bc36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daaea1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccb816 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfbc32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4b482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cabc2a {
  color: #cabc2a;
}
Background
.bg-cabc2a {
  background-color: #cabc2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cabc2a {
  border: 2px solid #cabc2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cabc2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 202 188 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 66% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cabc2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cabc2a, #88ca2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cabc2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(202 188 42 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.04 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.08 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.33 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.25 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.43 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.43 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.69 #3543d5 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cabc2a  rgb(202, 188, 42)  hsl(55, 66%, 48%)  Old Gold
#2a38ca  rgb(42, 56, 202)  hsl(235, 66%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#2acabc  rgb(42, 202, 188)  hsl(175, 66%, 48%)  Medium Turquoise
#bc2aca  rgb(188, 42, 202)  hsl(295, 66%, 48%)  Dark Orchid