ColorTool
Log in
#CBAF45

#cbaf45 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#cbaf45 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 68.63% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.79% magenta, 66.01% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 47.46°, with 56.3% saturation and 53.33% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.44.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9933
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4379

Complementary

  1. #cbaf45
  2. #4561cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbaf45
  2. #45a4cb
  3. #6c45cb

Analogous

  1. #cb6c45
  2. #cbaf45
  3. #a4cb45

Triadic

  1. #cbaf45
  2. #45cbaf
  3. #af45cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbaf45
  2. #61cb45
  3. #4561cb
  4. #af45cb

Square

  1. #cbaf45
  2. #45cb6c
  3. #4561cb
  4. #cb45a4

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4f1a
  2. #99822b
  3. #cbaf45
  4. #dcc981
  5. #ece2bd

Shades

#cbaf45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbaf45
  2. #b79e3e
  3. #a28c37
  4. #8e7b30
  5. #7a6929
  6. #665823
  7. #51461c
  8. #3d3515
  9. #29230e
  10. #141207
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbaf45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbaf45
  2. #d0b758
  3. #d5bf6a
  4. #dbc77d
  5. #e0cf8f
  6. #e5d7a2
  7. #eadfb5
  8. #efe7c7
  9. #f5efda
  10. #faf7ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbaf45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbaf45
  2. #c4aa4b
  3. #bca651
  4. #b5a157
  5. #ad9c5d
  6. #a69863
  7. #9e9368
  8. #978e6e
  9. #8f8974
  10. #88857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb092 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0ac38 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b44a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dba299 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5ad3e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9b248 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5a780 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-cbaf45 {
  color: #cbaf45;
}
Background
.bg-cbaf45 {
  background-color: #cbaf45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbaf45 {
  border: 2px solid #cbaf45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbaf45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 175 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 56% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbaf45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbaf45, #a4cb45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbaf45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 175 69 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.44 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.81 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 3.51 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.96 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.79 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.12 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.89 #3450ba Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cbaf45  rgb(203, 175, 69)  hsl(47, 56%, 53%)  Old Gold
#4561cb  rgb(69, 97, 203)  hsl(227, 56%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#45cbaf  rgb(69, 203, 175)  hsl(167, 56%, 53%)  Medium Aquamarine
#af45cb  rgb(175, 69, 203)  hsl(287, 56%, 53%)  Medium Orchid