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#CDB235

#cdb235 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdb235 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 69.8% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.17% magenta, 74.15% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 49.34°, with 60.32% saturation and 50.59% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 0.87.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4508

Complementary

  1. #cdb235
  2. #3550cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdb235
  2. #359ccd
  3. #6635cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6635
  2. #cdb235
  3. #9ccd35

Triadic

  1. #cdb235
  2. #35cdb2
  3. #b235cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdb235
  2. #50cd35
  3. #3550cd
  4. #b235cd

Square

  1. #cdb235
  2. #35cd66
  3. #3550cd
  4. #cd359c

Monochromatic

  1. #544915
  2. #917e24
  3. #cdb235
  4. #dcc972
  5. #ebe1b0

Shades

#cdb235 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdb235
  2. #b9a030
  3. #a48e2a
  4. #907d25
  5. #7b6b20
  6. #67591b
  7. #524715
  8. #3e3510
  9. #29240b
  10. #151205
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdb235 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdb235
  2. #d2ba49
  3. #d7c15d
  4. #dcc972
  5. #e1d186
  6. #e6d99a
  7. #ebe0ae
  8. #f0e8c2
  9. #f5f0d7
  10. #faf7eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdb235 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdb235
  2. #c5ad3d
  3. #bea844
  4. #b6a34c
  5. #ae9e53
  6. #a7995b
  7. #9f9462
  8. #978f6a
  9. #8f8a71
  10. #888579
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #beb391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ae1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb73d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dda49a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8b029 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ccb53a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7aa7e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdb235 {
  color: #cdb235;
}
Background
.bg-cdb235 {
  background-color: #cdb235;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdb235 {
  border: 2px solid #cdb235;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdb235;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 178 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 60% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdb235 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdb235, #9ccd35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdb235 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 178 53 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 0.87 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 2.96 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.69 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 5.81 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.58 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.82 #324dca Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cdb235  rgb(205, 178, 53)  hsl(49, 60%, 51%)  Old Gold
#3550cd  rgb(53, 80, 205)  hsl(229, 60%, 51%)  Sapphire
#35cdb2  rgb(53, 205, 178)  hsl(169, 60%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b235cd  rgb(178, 53, 205)  hsl(289, 60%, 51%)  Dark Orchid