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#CBBE21

#cbbe21 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbbe21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.4% magenta, 83.74% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 55.41°, with 72.03% saturation and 46.27% 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 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.4963

Complementary

  1. #cbbe21
  2. #212ecb

Split complementary

  1. #cbbe21
  2. #2183cb
  3. #6921cb

Analogous

  1. #cb6921
  2. #cbbe21
  3. #83cb21

Triadic

  1. #cbbe21
  2. #21cbbe
  3. #be21cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbbe21
  2. #2ecb21
  3. #212ecb
  4. #be21cb

Square

  1. #cbbe21
  2. #21cb69
  3. #212ecb
  4. #cb2183

Monochromatic

  1. #47430c
  2. #898016
  3. #cbbe21
  4. #e3d855
  5. #eee797

Shades

#cbbe21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbbe21
  2. #b7ab1e
  3. #a2981a
  4. #8e8517
  5. #7a7214
  6. #665f11
  7. #514c0d
  8. #3d390a
  9. #292607
  10. #141303
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbbe21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbbe21
  2. #d0c537
  3. #d5cb4d
  4. #dbd264
  5. #e0d87a
  6. #e5df90
  7. #eae5a6
  8. #efecbc
  9. #f5f2d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbbe21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbbe21
  2. #c4b82b
  3. #bcb234
  4. #b5ab3e
  5. #ada547
  6. #a69f51
  7. #9e995a
  8. #979364
  9. #8f8c6d
  10. #888677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2bc96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dbb0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1be2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d5b682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbbe21 {
  color: #cbbe21;
}
Background
.bg-cbbe21 {
  background-color: #cbbe21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbbe21 {
  border: 2px solid #cbbe21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbbe21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbbe21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbbe21, #83cb21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbbe21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.74 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.85 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.23 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.43 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.51 #3441de Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cbbe21  rgb(203, 190, 33)  hsl(55, 72%, 46%)  Old Gold
#212ecb  rgb(33, 46, 203)  hsl(235, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#21cbbe  rgb(33, 203, 190)  hsl(175, 72%, 46%)  Medium Turquoise
#be21cb  rgb(190, 33, 203)  hsl(295, 72%, 46%)  Dark Orchid