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#CDBE0D

#cdbe0d ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cdbe0d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 74.51% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.32% magenta, 93.66% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55.31°, with 88.07% saturation and 42.75% 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.4984

Complementary

  1. #cdbe0d
  2. #0d1ccd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbe0d
  2. #0d7ccd
  3. #5e0dcd

Analogous

  1. #cd5e0d
  2. #cdbe0d
  3. #7ccd0d

Triadic

  1. #cdbe0d
  2. #0dcdbe
  3. #be0dcd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbe0d
  2. #1ccd0d
  3. #0d1ccd
  4. #be0dcd

Square

  1. #cdbe0d
  2. #0dcd5e
  3. #0d1ccd
  4. #cd0d7c

Monochromatic

  1. #3d3904
  2. #857b08
  3. #cdbe0d
  4. #f2e334
  5. #f7ed7c

Shades

#cdbe0d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbe0d
  2. #b9ab0c
  3. #a4980a
  4. #908509
  5. #7b7208
  6. #675f07
  7. #524c05
  8. #3e3904
  9. #292603
  10. #151301
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbe0d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbe0d
  2. #d2c525
  3. #d7cb3d
  4. #dcd256
  5. #e1d86e
  6. #e6df86
  7. #ebe59e
  8. #f0ecb6
  9. #f5f2cf
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbe0d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbe0d
  2. #c5b819
  3. #beb224
  4. #b6ab30
  5. #aea53b
  6. #a79f47
  7. #9f9952
  8. #97935e
  9. #8f8c69
  10. #888675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bc95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2be1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b680 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbe0d {
  color: #cdbe0d;
}
Background
.bg-cdbe0d {
  background-color: #cdbe0d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbe0d {
  border: 2px solid #cdbe0d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbe0d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 190 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 88% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbe0d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbe0d, #7ccd0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbe0d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 190 13 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.93 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.96 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.79 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.86 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.92 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.40 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.81 #3241f2 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cdbe0d  rgb(205, 190, 13)  hsl(55, 88%, 43%)  Old Gold
#0d1ccd  rgb(13, 28, 205)  hsl(235, 88%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#0dcdbe  rgb(13, 205, 190)  hsl(175, 88%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#be0dcd  rgb(190, 13, 205)  hsl(295, 88%, 43%)  Dark Orchid