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#CBBB01

#cbbb01 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cbbb01 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 73.33% green and 0.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.88% magenta, 99.51% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 55.25°, with 99.02% saturation and 40% 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 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.63.

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Relative luminance0.4824

Complementary

  1. #cbbb01
  2. #0111cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbbb01
  2. #0176cb
  3. #5601cb

Analogous

  1. #cb5601
  2. #cbbb01
  3. #76cb01

Triadic

  1. #cbbb01
  2. #01cbbb
  3. #bb01cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbbb01
  2. #11cb01
  3. #0111cb
  4. #bb01cb

Square

  1. #cbbb01
  2. #01cb56
  3. #0111cb
  4. #cb0176

Monochromatic

  1. #332f00
  2. #7f7501
  3. #cbbb01
  4. #feec1b
  5. #fef267

Shades

#cbbb01 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbbb01
  2. #b7a801
  3. #a29601
  4. #8e8301
  5. #7a7001
  6. #665e01
  7. #514b00
  8. #3d3800
  9. #292500
  10. #141300
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbbb01 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbbb01
  2. #d0c21a
  3. #d5c934
  4. #dbcf4d
  5. #e0d667
  6. #e5dd80
  7. #eae499
  8. #efebb3
  9. #f5f1cc
  10. #faf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbbb01 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbbb01
  2. #c4b50e
  3. #bcaf1a
  4. #b5a927
  5. #ada334
  6. #a69e41
  7. #9e984d
  8. #97925a
  9. #8f8c67
  10. #888673
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c0ba92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bc20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbad9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdb700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cfbb18 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5b37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbbb01 {
  color: #cbbb01;
}
Background
.bg-cbbb01 {
  background-color: #cbbb01;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbbb01 {
  border: 2px solid #cbbb01;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbbb01;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 187 1;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 99% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbbb01 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbbb01, #76cb01);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbbb01 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 187 1 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.63 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.59 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.38 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.72 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.11 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 9.06 #3444fe Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cbbb01  rgb(203, 187, 1)  hsl(55, 99%, 40%)  Old Gold
#0111cb  rgb(1, 17, 203)  hsl(235, 99%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#01cbbb  rgb(1, 203, 187)  hsl(175, 99%, 40%)  Medium Turquoise
#bb01cb  rgb(187, 1, 203)  hsl(295, 99%, 40%)  Dark Orchid