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#CBB503

#cbb503 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cbb503 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 70.98% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.84% magenta, 98.52% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 53.4°, with 97.09% saturation and 40.39% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.4575

Complementary

  1. #cbb503
  2. #0319cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb503
  2. #037dcb
  3. #5103cb

Analogous

  1. #cb5103
  2. #cbb503
  3. #7dcb03

Triadic

  1. #cbb503
  2. #03cbb5
  3. #b503cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb503
  2. #19cb03
  3. #0319cb
  4. #b503cb

Square

  1. #cbb503
  2. #03cb51
  3. #0319cb
  4. #cb037d

Monochromatic

  1. #342f01
  2. #807202
  3. #cbb503
  4. #fce31f
  5. #fded6a

Shades

#cbb503 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb503
  2. #b7a303
  3. #a29102
  4. #8e7f02
  5. #7a6d02
  6. #665b02
  7. #514801
  8. #3d3601
  9. #292401
  10. #141200
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb503 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb503
  2. #d0bc1c
  3. #d5c435
  4. #dbcb4f
  5. #e0d368
  6. #e5da81
  7. #eae19a
  8. #efe9b3
  9. #f5f0cd
  10. #faf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb503 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb503
  2. #c4b010
  3. #bcaa1c
  4. #b5a529
  5. #ada035
  6. #a69b42
  7. #9e954e
  8. #97905b
  9. #8f8b67
  10. #888574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb58f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb81f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dca69a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdb717 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5ac7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb503 {
  color: #cbb503;
}
Background
.bg-cbb503 {
  background-color: #cbb503;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb503 {
  border: 2px solid #cbb503;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb503;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 181 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 97% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb503 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb503, #7dcb03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb503 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 181 3 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.43 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.64 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.89 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.14 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.67 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.93 #344afc Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cbb503  rgb(203, 181, 3)  hsl(53, 97%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0319cb  rgb(3, 25, 203)  hsl(233, 97%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#03cbb5  rgb(3, 203, 181)  hsl(173, 97%, 40%)  Turquoise
#b503cb  rgb(181, 3, 203)  hsl(293, 97%, 40%)  Dark Orchid