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#CBBF32

#cbbf32 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbbf32 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 74.9% green and 19.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.91% magenta, 75.37% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 55.29°, with 60.47% saturation and 49.61% 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 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.5019

Complementary

  1. #cbbf32
  2. #323ecb

Split complementary

  1. #cbbf32
  2. #328bcb
  3. #7232cb

Analogous

  1. #cb7232
  2. #cbbf32
  3. #8bcb32

Triadic

  1. #cbbf32
  2. #32cbbf
  3. #bf32cb

Tetradic

  1. #cbbf32
  2. #3ecb32
  3. #323ecb
  4. #bf32cb

Square

  1. #cbbf32
  2. #32cb72
  3. #323ecb
  4. #cb328b

Monochromatic

  1. #504b14
  2. #8e8523
  3. #cbbf32
  4. #dbd36e
  5. #eae6ac

Shades

#cbbf32 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbbf32
  2. #b7ac2d
  3. #a29928
  4. #8e8623
  5. #7a731e
  6. #666019
  7. #514c14
  8. #3d390f
  9. #29260a
  10. #141305
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbbf32 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbbf32
  2. #d0c547
  3. #d5cc5b
  4. #dbd270
  5. #e0d984
  6. #e5df99
  7. #eae5ad
  8. #efecc2
  9. #f5f2d6
  10. #faf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbbf32 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbbf32
  2. #c4b93a
  3. #bcb242
  4. #b5ac49
  5. #ada651
  6. #a6a059
  7. #9e9961
  8. #979369
  9. #8f8d70
  10. #888678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2bd98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b812 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bf3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dab2a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cebb23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1bf39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4b785 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbbf32 {
  color: #cbbf32;
}
Background
.bg-cbbf32 {
  background-color: #cbbf32;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbbf32 {
  border: 2px solid #cbbf32;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbbf32;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 191 50;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 60% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbbf32 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbbf32, #8bcb32);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbbf32 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 191 50 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.59 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.87 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.39 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.60 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.83 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.87 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.64 #3440cd Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cbbf32  rgb(203, 191, 50)  hsl(55, 60%, 50%)  Old Gold
#323ecb  rgb(50, 62, 203)  hsl(235, 60%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#32cbbf  rgb(50, 203, 191)  hsl(175, 60%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#bf32cb  rgb(191, 50, 203)  hsl(295, 60%, 50%)  Medium Orchid