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#CBAB2B

#cbab2b ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbab2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 67.06% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.76% magenta, 78.82% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 48°, with 65.04% saturation and 48.24% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 2.15.

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Relative luminance0.42

Complementary

  1. #cbab2b
  2. #2b4bcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbab2b
  2. #2b9bcb
  3. #5b2bcb

Analogous

  1. #cb5b2b
  2. #cbab2b
  3. #9bcb2b

Triadic

  1. #cbab2b
  2. #2bcbab
  3. #ab2bcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbab2b
  2. #4bcb2b
  3. #2b4bcb
  4. #ab2bcb

Square

  1. #cbab2b
  2. #2bcb5b
  3. #2b4bcb
  4. #cb2b9b

Monochromatic

  1. #4d4110
  2. #8c761e
  3. #cbab2b
  4. #dec664
  5. #ecdda3

Shades

#cbab2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbab2b
  2. #b79a27
  3. #a28922
  4. #8e781e
  5. #7a671a
  6. #665616
  7. #514411
  8. #3d330d
  9. #292209
  10. #141104
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbab2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbab2b
  2. #d0b340
  3. #d5bc55
  4. #dbc46b
  5. #e0cd80
  6. #e5d595
  7. #eaddaa
  8. #efe6bf
  9. #f5eed5
  10. #faf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbab2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbab2b
  2. #c4a734
  3. #bca23c
  4. #b59e45
  5. #ad9a4d
  6. #a69656
  7. #9e915e
  8. #978d67
  9. #8f896f
  10. #888478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baac8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea80b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c6b134 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dc9d93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c3a91c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c8af30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5a377 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbab2b {
  color: #cbab2b;
}
Background
.bg-cbab2b {
  background-color: #cbab2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbab2b {
  border: 2px solid #cbab2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbab2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 171 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 65% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbab2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbab2b, #9bcb2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbab2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 171 43 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.48 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.84 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 5.92 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.99 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.32 #3454d4 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cbab2b  rgb(203, 171, 43)  hsl(48, 65%, 48%)  Metallic Gold
#2b4bcb  rgb(43, 75, 203)  hsl(228, 65%, 48%)  Sapphire
#2bcbab  rgb(43, 203, 171)  hsl(168, 65%, 48%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab2bcb  rgb(171, 43, 203)  hsl(288, 65%, 48%)  Dark Orchid