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#CDBE0E

#cdbe0e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdbe0e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 74.51% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.32% magenta, 93.17% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55.29°, with 87.21% saturation and 42.94% 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 4.91.

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Relative luminance0.4984

Complementary

  1. #cdbe0e
  2. #0e1dcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbe0e
  2. #0e7ccd
  3. #5f0ecd

Analogous

  1. #cd5f0e
  2. #cdbe0e
  3. #7ccd0e

Triadic

  1. #cdbe0e
  2. #0ecdbe
  3. #be0ecd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbe0e
  2. #1dcd0e
  3. #0e1dcd
  4. #be0ecd

Square

  1. #cdbe0e
  2. #0ecd5f
  3. #0e1dcd
  4. #cd0e7c

Monochromatic

  1. #3e3904
  2. #857c09
  3. #cdbe0e
  4. #f1e336
  5. #f6ed7e

Shades

#cdbe0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbe0e
  2. #b9ab0d
  3. #a4980b
  4. #90850a
  5. #7b7208
  6. #675f07
  7. #524c06
  8. #3e3904
  9. #292603
  10. #151301
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbe0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbe0e
  2. #d2c526
  3. #d7cb3e
  4. #dcd256
  5. #e1d86e
  6. #e6df87
  7. #ebe59f
  8. #f0ecb7
  9. #f5f2cf
  10. #faf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbe0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbe0e
  2. #c5b819
  3. #beb225
  4. #b6ab30
  5. #aea53c
  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 #d5be26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2be1e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbe0e {
  color: #cdbe0e;
}
Background
.bg-cdbe0e {
  background-color: #cdbe0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbe0e {
  border: 2px solid #cdbe0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbe0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 190 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbe0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbe0e, #7ccd0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbe0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 190 14 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.91 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.77 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.84 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.92 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.40 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.80 #3241f1 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cdbe0e  rgb(205, 190, 14)  hsl(55, 87%, 43%)  Old Gold
#0e1dcd  rgb(14, 29, 205)  hsl(235, 87%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#0ecdbe  rgb(14, 205, 190)  hsl(175, 87%, 43%)  Medium Turquoise
#be0ecd  rgb(190, 14, 205)  hsl(295, 87%, 43%)  Dark Orchid