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#CBBB41

#cbbb41 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbbb41 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 73.33% green and 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.88% magenta, 67.98% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 53.04°, with 57.02% saturation and 52.55% 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 10.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.01.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4862

Complementary

  1. #cbbb41
  2. #4151cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbbb41
  2. #4196cb
  3. #7641cb

Analogous

  1. #cb7641
  2. #cbbb41
  3. #96cb41

Triadic

  1. #cbbb41
  2. #41cbbb
  3. #bb41cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbbb41
  2. #51cb41
  3. #4151cb
  4. #bb41cb

Square

  1. #cbbb41
  2. #41cb76
  3. #4151cb
  4. #cb4196

Monochromatic

  1. #5a5319
  2. #968a29
  3. #cbbb41
  4. #dbd07d
  5. #ece6b9

Shades

#cbbb41 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbbb41
  2. #b7a83b
  3. #a29634
  4. #8e832e
  5. #7a7027
  6. #665e21
  7. #514b1a
  8. #3d3814
  9. #29250d
  10. #141307
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbbb41 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbbb41
  2. #d0c254
  3. #d5c967
  4. #dbcf7a
  5. #e0d68d
  6. #e5dda0
  7. #eae4b3
  8. #efebc6
  9. #f5f1d9
  10. #faf8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbbb41 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbbb41
  2. #c4b547
  3. #bcaf4e
  4. #b5a954
  5. #ada35a
  6. #a69e61
  7. #9e9867
  8. #97926d
  9. #8f8c73
  10. #88867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1ba98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb530 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d1bc48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #daaea2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ccb837 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cebc46 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4b386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbbb41 {
  color: #cbbb41;
}
Background
.bg-cbbb41 {
  background-color: #cbbb41;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbbb41 {
  border: 2px solid #cbbb41;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbbb41;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 187 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 57% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbbb41 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbbb41, #96cb41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbbb41 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 187 65 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.01 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.34 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.30 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.34 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 7.18 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.24 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.72 #3444be Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cbbb41  rgb(203, 187, 65)  hsl(53, 57%, 53%)  Old Gold
#4151cb  rgb(65, 81, 203)  hsl(233, 57%, 53%)  Iris
#41cbbb  rgb(65, 203, 187)  hsl(173, 57%, 53%)  Medium Turquoise
#bb41cb  rgb(187, 65, 203)  hsl(293, 57%, 53%)  Medium Orchid