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#CBAB56

#cbab56 ≈ Metallic Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cbab56 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 67.06% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.76% magenta, 57.64% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 43.59°, with 52.94% saturation and 56.67% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Metallic Gold (#d4af37), ΔE 4.63.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.4249

Complementary

  1. #cbab56
  2. #5676cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbab56
  2. #56b1cb
  3. #7156cb

Analogous

  1. #cb7156
  2. #cbab56
  3. #b1cb56

Triadic

  1. #cbab56
  2. #56cbab
  3. #ab56cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbab56
  2. #76cb56
  3. #5676cb
  4. #ab56cb

Square

  1. #cbab56
  2. #56cb71
  3. #5676cb
  4. #cb56b1

Monochromatic

  1. #685420
  2. #a38432
  3. #cbab56
  4. #ddc891
  5. #efe5cb

Shades

#cbab56 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbab56
  2. #b79a4d
  3. #a28945
  4. #8e783c
  5. #7a6734
  6. #66562b
  7. #514422
  8. #3d331a
  9. #292211
  10. #141109
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbab56 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbab56
  2. #d0b367
  3. #d5bc78
  4. #dbc489
  5. #e0cd9a
  6. #e5d5ab
  7. #eaddbb
  8. #efe6cc
  9. #f5eedd
  10. #faf7ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbab56 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbab56
  2. #c4a75a
  3. #bca25e
  4. #b59e63
  5. #ad9a67
  6. #a6966b
  7. #9e916f
  8. #978d73
  9. #8f8978
  10. #88847c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #baad93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca94e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3b259 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #da9f98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2aa51 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c7af58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4a482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbab56 {
  color: #cbab56;
}
Background
.bg-cbab56 {
  background-color: #cbab56;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbab56 {
  border: 2px solid #cbab56;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbab56;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 171 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 53% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbab56 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbab56, #b1cb56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbab56 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 171 86 / 0.35);
}

#d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.63 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.69 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.81 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.27 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.68 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 6.96 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.85 #3454a9 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Metallic Gold
#cbab56  rgb(203, 171, 86)  hsl(44, 53%, 57%)  Metallic Gold
#5676cb  rgb(86, 118, 203)  hsl(224, 53%, 57%)  Glaucous
#56cbab  rgb(86, 203, 171)  hsl(164, 53%, 57%)  Medium Aquamarine
#ab56cb  rgb(171, 86, 203)  hsl(284, 53%, 57%)  Medium Orchid