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#CBB04B

#cbb04b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbb04b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 69.02% green and 29.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.3% magenta, 63.05% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 47.34°, with 55.17% saturation and 54.51% 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 9.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.4426

Complementary

  1. #cbb04b
  2. #4b66cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb04b
  2. #4ba6cb
  3. #704bcb

Analogous

  1. #cb704b
  2. #cbb04b
  3. #a6cb4b

Triadic

  1. #cbb04b
  2. #4bcbb0
  3. #b04bcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb04b
  2. #66cb4b
  3. #4b66cb
  4. #b04bcb

Square

  1. #cbb04b
  2. #4bcb70
  3. #4b66cb
  4. #cb4ba6

Monochromatic

  1. #61521c
  2. #9c852d
  3. #cbb04b
  4. #dcca86
  5. #ede4c2

Shades

#cbb04b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb04b
  2. #b79e44
  3. #a28d3c
  4. #8e7b35
  5. #7a6a2d
  6. #665826
  7. #51461e
  8. #3d3517
  9. #29230f
  10. #141208
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb04b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb04b
  2. #d0b85d
  3. #d5c06f
  4. #dbc881
  5. #e0d093
  6. #e5d8a5
  7. #eadfb7
  8. #efe7c9
  9. #f5efdb
  10. #faf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb04b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb04b
  2. #c4ab50
  3. #bca656
  4. #b5a25b
  5. #ad9d60
  6. #a69866
  7. #9e936b
  8. #978e70
  9. #8f8a75
  10. #88857b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcb193 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1ad40 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c8b550 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daa39a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c5ae44 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c9b34e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4a982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb04b {
  color: #cbb04b;
}
Background
.bg-cbb04b {
  background-color: #cbb04b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb04b {
  border: 2px solid #cbb04b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb04b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 176 75;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 55% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb04b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb04b, #a6cb4b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb04b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 176 75 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.77 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 2.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.32 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.91 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.05 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.29 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.56 #344fb4 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cbb04b  rgb(203, 176, 75)  hsl(47, 55%, 55%)  Old Gold
#4b66cb  rgb(75, 102, 203)  hsl(227, 55%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#4bcbb0  rgb(75, 203, 176)  hsl(167, 55%, 55%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b04bcb  rgb(176, 75, 203)  hsl(287, 55%, 55%)  Medium Orchid