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#CBB511

#cbb511 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbb511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 70.98% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.84% magenta, 91.63% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 52.9°, with 84.55% saturation and 43.14% 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 10.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.4578

Complementary

  1. #cbb511
  2. #1127cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb511
  2. #1184cb
  3. #5811cb

Analogous

  1. #cb5811
  2. #cbb511
  3. #84cb11

Triadic

  1. #cbb511
  2. #11cbb5
  3. #b511cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb511
  2. #27cb11
  3. #1127cb
  4. #b511cb

Square

  1. #cbb511
  2. #11cb58
  3. #1127cb
  4. #cb1184

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3705
  2. #84760b
  3. #cbb511
  4. #efd93a
  5. #f4e781

Shades

#cbb511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb511
  2. #b7a30f
  3. #a2910e
  4. #8e7f0c
  5. #7a6d0a
  6. #665b09
  7. #514807
  8. #3d3605
  9. #292403
  10. #141202
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb511
  2. #d0bc29
  3. #d5c441
  4. #dbcb58
  5. #e0d370
  6. #e5da88
  7. #eae1a0
  8. #efe9b8
  9. #f5f0cf
  10. #faf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb511
  2. #c4b01c
  3. #bcaa27
  4. #b5a532
  5. #ada03d
  6. #a69b49
  7. #9e9554
  8. #97905f
  9. #8f8b6a
  10. #888575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8b000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb825 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dca79a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b200 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdb71e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5ad7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbb511 {
  color: #cbb511;
}
Background
.bg-cbb511 {
  background-color: #cbb511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb511 {
  border: 2px solid #cbb511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 181 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 85% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb511, #84cb11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 181 17 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.08 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.42 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.77 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.97 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.17 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.51 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.97 #344aee Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cbb511  rgb(203, 181, 17)  hsl(53, 85%, 43%)  Old Gold
#1127cb  rgb(17, 39, 203)  hsl(233, 85%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#11cbb5  rgb(17, 203, 181)  hsl(173, 85%, 43%)  Turquoise
#b511cb  rgb(181, 17, 203)  hsl(293, 85%, 43%)  Dark Orchid