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#CBB148

#cbb148 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbb148 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 69.41% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.81% magenta, 64.53% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 48.09°, with 55.74% saturation and 53.92% 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 9.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.17.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4461

Complementary

  1. #cbb148
  2. #4862cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb148
  2. #48a3cb
  3. #6f48cb

Analogous

  1. #cb6f48
  2. #cbb148
  3. #a3cb48

Triadic

  1. #cbb148
  2. #48cbb1
  3. #b148cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb148
  2. #62cb48
  3. #4862cb
  4. #b148cb

Square

  1. #cbb148
  2. #48cb6f
  3. #4862cb
  4. #cb48a3

Monochromatic

  1. #5f511b
  2. #9b852c
  3. #cbb148
  4. #dcca84
  5. #ede4bf

Shades

#cbb148 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb148
  2. #b79f41
  3. #a28e3a
  4. #8e7c32
  5. #7a6a2b
  6. #665924
  7. #51471d
  8. #3d3516
  9. #29230e
  10. #141207
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb148 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb148
  2. #d0b95a
  3. #d5c16d
  4. #dbc87f
  5. #e0d091
  6. #e5d8a4
  7. #eae0b6
  8. #efe8c8
  9. #f5efda
  10. #faf7ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb148 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb148
  2. #c4ac4e
  3. #bca753
  4. #b5a259
  5. #ad9d5e
  6. #a69964
  7. #9e946a
  8. #978f6f
  9. #8f8a75
  10. #88857a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdb293 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2ad3c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c9b64d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daa49b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c6af41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cab44b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4a982 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb148 {
  color: #cbb148;
}
Background
.bg-cbb148 {
  background-color: #cbb148;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb148 {
  border: 2px solid #cbb148;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb148;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 177 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 56% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb148 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb148, #a3cb48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb148 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 177 72 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.17 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 2.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.34 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.86 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.09 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.31 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.80 #344eb7 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cbb148  rgb(203, 177, 72)  hsl(48, 56%, 54%)  Old Gold
#4862cb  rgb(72, 98, 203)  hsl(228, 56%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#48cbb1  rgb(72, 203, 177)  hsl(168, 56%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b148cb  rgb(177, 72, 203)  hsl(288, 56%, 54%)  Medium Orchid