ColorTool
Log in
#CBB93D

#cbb93d ≈ Old Gold

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

#cbb93d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 72.55% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.87% magenta, 69.95% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 52.39°, with 57.72% saturation and 51.76% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc33
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4773

Complementary

  1. #cbb93d
  2. #3d4fcb

Split complementary

  1. #cbb93d
  2. #3d96cb
  3. #723dcb

Analogous

  1. #cb723d
  2. #cbb93d
  3. #96cb3d

Triadic

  1. #cbb93d
  2. #3dcbb9
  3. #b93dcb

Tetradic

  1. #cbb93d
  2. #4fcb3d
  3. #3d4fcb
  4. #b93dcb

Square

  1. #cbb93d
  2. #3dcb72
  3. #3d4fcb
  4. #cb3d96

Monochromatic

  1. #584f17
  2. #948628
  3. #cbb93d
  4. #dbcf79
  5. #ebe5b6

Shades

#cbb93d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbb93d
  2. #b7a737
  3. #a29431
  4. #8e822b
  5. #7a6f25
  6. #665d1f
  7. #514a18
  8. #3d3812
  9. #29250c
  10. #141306
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbb93d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbb93d
  2. #d0c050
  3. #d5c764
  4. #dbce77
  5. #e0d58b
  6. #e5dc9e
  7. #eae3b1
  8. #efeac5
  9. #f5f1d8
  10. #faf8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbb93d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbb93d
  2. #c4b344
  3. #bcae4a
  4. #b5a851
  5. #ada258
  6. #a69d5f
  7. #9e9765
  8. #97916c
  9. #8f8b73
  10. #888679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0b896 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab42a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfbb45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daaca0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbb633 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceba42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4b184 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-cbb93d {
  color: #cbb93d;
}
Background
.bg-cbb93d {
  background-color: #cbb93d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbb93d {
  border: 2px solid #cbb93d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbb93d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 185 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 58% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbb93d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbb93d, #96cb3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbb93d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 185 61 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.35 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.70 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.04 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.36 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.53 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.77 #3446c2 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cbb93d  rgb(203, 185, 61)  hsl(52, 58%, 52%)  Old Gold
#3d4fcb  rgb(61, 79, 203)  hsl(232, 58%, 52%)  Iris
#3dcbb9  rgb(61, 203, 185)  hsl(172, 58%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#b93dcb  rgb(185, 61, 203)  hsl(292, 58%, 52%)  Medium Orchid