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#CBC33E

#cbc33e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cbc33e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 76.47% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 3.94% magenta, 69.46% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 56.6°, with 57.55% saturation and 51.96% 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 11.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.71.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5207

Complementary

  1. #cbc33e
  2. #3e46cb

Split complementary

  1. #cbc33e
  2. #3e8ccb
  3. #7d3ecb

Analogous

  1. #cb7d3e
  2. #cbc33e
  3. #8ccb3e

Triadic

  1. #cbc33e
  2. #3ecbc3
  3. #c33ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cbc33e
  2. #46cb3e
  3. #3e46cb
  4. #c33ecb

Square

  1. #cbc33e
  2. #3ecb7d
  3. #3e46cb
  4. #cb3e8c

Monochromatic

  1. #585518
  2. #948e28
  3. #cbc33e
  4. #dbd67a
  5. #ebe8b7

Shades

#cbc33e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cbc33e
  2. #b7b038
  3. #a29c32
  4. #8e892b
  5. #7a7525
  6. #66621f
  7. #514e19
  8. #3d3b13
  9. #29270c
  10. #141406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cbc33e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cbc33e
  2. #d0c951
  3. #d5cf65
  4. #dbd578
  5. #e0db8b
  6. #e5e19f
  7. #eae7b2
  8. #efedc5
  9. #f5f3d8
  10. #faf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cbc33e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cbc33e
  2. #c4bc45
  3. #bcb64b
  4. #b5af52
  5. #ada858
  6. #a6a25f
  7. #9e9b66
  8. #97946c
  9. #8f8d73
  10. #888779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4c19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c247 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dab6a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bf33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2c244 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d4bb8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cbc33e {
  color: #cbc33e;
}
Background
.bg-cbc33e {
  background-color: #cbc33e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cbc33e {
  border: 2px solid #cbc33e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cbc33e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 195 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 58% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cbc33e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cbc33e, #8ccb3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cbc33e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 195 62 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.71 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 6.20 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.50 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.60 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.32 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.42 #343cc1 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cbc33e  rgb(203, 195, 62)  hsl(57, 58%, 52%)  Old Gold
#3e46cb  rgb(62, 70, 203)  hsl(237, 58%, 52%)  Ocean Blue
#3ecbc3  rgb(62, 203, 195)  hsl(177, 58%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#c33ecb  rgb(195, 62, 203)  hsl(297, 58%, 52%)  Medium Orchid