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#CDB209

#cdb209 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdb209 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 69.8% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.17% magenta, 95.61% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 51.73°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.99.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4484

Complementary

  1. #cdb209
  2. #0924cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdb209
  2. #0986cd
  3. #5009cd

Analogous

  1. #cd5009
  2. #cdb209
  3. #86cd09

Triadic

  1. #cdb209
  2. #09cdb2
  3. #b209cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdb209
  2. #24cd09
  3. #0924cd
  4. #b209cd

Square

  1. #cdb209
  2. #09cd50
  3. #0924cd
  4. #cd0986

Monochromatic

  1. #3a3303
  2. #847206
  3. #cdb209
  4. #f6da2d
  5. #f9e776

Shades

#cdb209 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdb209
  2. #b9a008
  3. #a48e07
  4. #907d06
  5. #7b6b05
  6. #675905
  7. #524704
  8. #3e3503
  9. #292402
  10. #151201
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdb209 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdb209
  2. #d2ba22
  3. #d7c13a
  4. #dcc953
  5. #e1d16b
  6. #e6d984
  7. #ebe09d
  8. #f0e8b5
  9. #f5f0ce
  10. #faf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdb209 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdb209
  2. #c5ad15
  3. #bea821
  4. #b6a32d
  5. #ae9e39
  6. #a79945
  7. #9f9450
  8. #978f5c
  9. #8f8a68
  10. #888574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb28e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ccb620 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dea397 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdb519 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8a978 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdb209 {
  color: #cdb209;
}
Background
.bg-cdb209 {
  background-color: #cdb209;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdb209 {
  border: 2px solid #cdb209;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdb209;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 178 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdb209 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdb209, #86cd09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdb209 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 178 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.99 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.53 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.05 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.32 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.71 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.74 #324df6 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cdb209  rgb(205, 178, 9)  hsl(52, 92%, 42%)  Old Gold
#0924cd  rgb(9, 36, 205)  hsl(232, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#09cdb2  rgb(9, 205, 178)  hsl(172, 92%, 42%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b209cd  rgb(178, 9, 205)  hsl(292, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid