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#CDBE21

#cdbe21 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdbe21 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 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.32% magenta, 83.9% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 54.77°, with 72.27% saturation and 46.67% 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 10.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.43.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4992

Complementary

  1. #cdbe21
  2. #2130cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbe21
  2. #2186cd
  3. #6821cd

Analogous

  1. #cd6821
  2. #cdbe21
  3. #86cd21

Triadic

  1. #cdbe21
  2. #21cdbe
  3. #be21cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbe21
  2. #30cd21
  3. #2130cd
  4. #be21cd

Square

  1. #cdbe21
  2. #21cd68
  3. #2130cd
  4. #cd2186

Monochromatic

  1. #49440c
  2. #8b8116
  3. #cdbe21
  4. #e4d857
  5. #efe799

Shades

#cdbe21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbe21
  2. #b9ab1e
  3. #a4981a
  4. #908517
  5. #7b7214
  6. #675f11
  7. #524c0d
  8. #3e390a
  9. #292607
  10. #151303
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbe21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbe21
  2. #d2c537
  3. #d7cb4d
  4. #dcd264
  5. #e1d87a
  6. #e6df90
  7. #ebe5a6
  8. #f0ecbc
  9. #f5f2d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbe21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbe21
  2. #c5b82b
  3. #beb234
  4. #b6ab3e
  5. #aea547
  6. #a79f51
  7. #9f995a
  8. #979364
  9. #8f8c6d
  10. #888677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bc96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb0a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2be2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbe21 {
  color: #cdbe21;
}
Background
.bg-cdbe21 {
  background-color: #cdbe21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbe21 {
  border: 2px solid #cdbe21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbe21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbe21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbe21, #86cd21);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbe21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.43 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.22 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.13 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.47 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.03 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.30 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.43 #3241de Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cdbe21  rgb(205, 190, 33)  hsl(55, 72%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2130cd  rgb(33, 48, 205)  hsl(235, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#21cdbe  rgb(33, 205, 190)  hsl(175, 72%, 47%)  Medium Turquoise
#be21cd  rgb(190, 33, 205)  hsl(295, 72%, 47%)  Dark Orchid