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#CCBB0B

#ccbb0b ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ccbb0b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80% red, 73.33% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.33% magenta, 94.61% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 54.72°, with 89.77% saturation and 42.16% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc00
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Relative luminance0.484

Complementary

  1. #ccbb0b
  2. #0b1ccc

Split complementary

  1. #ccbb0b
  2. #0b7ccc
  3. #5b0bcc

Analogous

  1. #cc5b0b
  2. #ccbb0b
  3. #7ccc0b

Triadic

  1. #ccbb0b
  2. #0bccbb
  3. #bb0bcc

Tetradic

  1. #ccbb0b
  2. #1ccc0b
  3. #0b1ccc
  4. #bb0bcc

Square

  1. #ccbb0b
  2. #0bcc5b
  3. #0b1ccc
  4. #cc0b7c

Monochromatic

  1. #3b3603
  2. #837807
  3. #ccbb0b
  4. #f4e330
  5. #f8ed78

Shades

#ccbb0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ccbb0b
  2. #b8a80a
  3. #a39609
  4. #8f8308
  5. #7a7007
  6. #665e06
  7. #524b04
  8. #3d3803
  9. #292502
  10. #141301
  11. #000000

Tints

#ccbb0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ccbb0b
  2. #d1c223
  3. #d6c93c
  4. #dbcf54
  5. #e0d66d
  6. #e6dd85
  7. #ebe49d
  8. #f0ebb6
  9. #f5f1ce
  10. #faf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ccbb0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ccbb0b
  2. #c4b517
  3. #bdaf22
  4. #b5a92e
  5. #aea33a
  6. #a69e46
  7. #9e9851
  8. #97925d
  9. #8f8c69
  10. #888674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c1ba93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bc24 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddad9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cdb700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0bc1c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6b37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ccbb0b {
  color: #ccbb0b;
}
Background
.bg-ccbb0b {
  background-color: #ccbb0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ccbb0b {
  border: 2px solid #ccbb0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ccbb0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 204 187 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 90% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ccbb0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ccbb0b, #7ccc0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ccbb0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(204 187 11 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.33 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.55 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.09 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.50 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.90 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.74 #3344f4 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#ccbb0b  rgb(204, 187, 11)  hsl(55, 90%, 42%)  Old Gold
#0b1ccc  rgb(11, 28, 204)  hsl(235, 90%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#0bccbb  rgb(11, 204, 187)  hsl(175, 90%, 42%)  Medium Turquoise
#bb0bcc  rgb(187, 11, 204)  hsl(295, 90%, 42%)  Dark Orchid