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#CBA050

#cba050 ≈ Indian Yellow

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cba050 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 62.75% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 60.59% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 39.02°, with 54.19% saturation and 55.49% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indian Yellow (#e3a857), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.3842

Complementary

  1. #cba050
  2. #507bcb

Split complementary

  1. #cba050
  2. #50b9cb
  3. #6250cb

Analogous

  1. #cb6250
  2. #cba050
  3. #b9cb50

Triadic

  1. #cba050
  2. #50cba0
  3. #a050cb

Tetradic

  1. #cba050
  2. #7bcb50
  3. #507bcb
  4. #a050cb

Square

  1. #cba050
  2. #50cb62
  3. #507bcb
  4. #cb50b9

Monochromatic

  1. #644c1e
  2. #9f782f
  3. #cba050
  4. #ddc08b
  5. #eee0c6

Shades

#cba050 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cba050
  2. #b79048
  3. #a28040
  4. #8e7038
  5. #7a6030
  6. #665028
  7. #514020
  8. #3d3018
  9. #292010
  10. #141008
  11. #000000

Tints

#cba050 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cba050
  2. #d0aa62
  3. #d5b373
  4. #dbbd85
  5. #e0c696
  6. #e5d0a8
  7. #ead9b9
  8. #efe3cb
  9. #f5ecdc
  10. #faf6ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cba050 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cba050
  2. #c49d55
  3. #bc9a5a
  4. #b5965e
  5. #ad9363
  6. #a69068
  7. #9e8d6d
  8. #978a72
  9. #8f8676
  10. #88837b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a7a7a7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6a48c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b2a048 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bcab53 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #db938e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bca04b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2a752 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5987a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cba050 {
  color: #cba050;
}
Background
.bg-cba050 {
  background-color: #cba050;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cba050 {
  border: 2px solid #cba050;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cba050;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 160 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 54% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cba050 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cba050, #b9cb50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cba050 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 160 80 / 0.35);
}

#e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.45 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.37 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 7.08 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.25 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 8.03 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 8.09 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.54 #345faf Inverted #a7a7a7 Grayscale 

Indian Yellow
#cba050  rgb(203, 160, 80)  hsl(39, 54%, 55%)  Indian Yellow
#507bcb  rgb(80, 123, 203)  hsl(219, 54%, 55%)  Tufts Blue
#50cba0  rgb(80, 203, 160)  hsl(159, 54%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#a050cb  rgb(160, 80, 203)  hsl(279, 54%, 55%)  Purpureus