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#CDBE33

#cdbe33 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdbe33 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 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.32% magenta, 75.12% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 54.16°, with 60.63% saturation and 50.2% 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 11.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.85.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5005

Complementary

  1. #cdbe33
  2. #3342cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbe33
  2. #338fcd
  3. #7133cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7133
  2. #cdbe33
  3. #8fcd33

Triadic

  1. #cdbe33
  2. #33cdbe
  3. #be33cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbe33
  2. #42cd33
  3. #3342cd
  4. #be33cd

Square

  1. #cdbe33
  2. #33cd71
  3. #3342cd
  4. #cd338f

Monochromatic

  1. #534d14
  2. #908623
  3. #cdbe33
  4. #dcd270
  5. #ebe5ae

Shades

#cdbe33 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbe33
  2. #b9ab2e
  3. #a49829
  4. #908524
  5. #7b721f
  6. #675f1a
  7. #524c14
  8. #3e390f
  9. #29260a
  10. #151305
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbe33 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbe33
  2. #d2c547
  3. #d7cb5c
  4. #dcd270
  5. #e1d885
  6. #e6df99
  7. #ebe5ad
  8. #f0ecc2
  9. #f5f2d6
  10. #faf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbe33 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbe33
  2. #c5b83b
  3. #beb242
  4. #b6ab4a
  5. #aea552
  6. #a79f5a
  7. #9f9961
  8. #979369
  9. #8f8c71
  10. #888678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bd98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b815 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bf3d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb0a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfba24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1be39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b685 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbe33 {
  color: #cdbe33;
}
Background
.bg-cdbe33 {
  background-color: #cdbe33;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbe33 {
  border: 2px solid #cdbe33;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbe33;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 190 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbe33 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbe33, #8fcd33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbe33 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 190 51 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.85 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.80 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.06 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.10 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.70 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.32 #3241cc Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cdbe33  rgb(205, 190, 51)  hsl(54, 61%, 50%)  Old Gold
#3342cd  rgb(51, 66, 205)  hsl(234, 61%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#33cdbe  rgb(51, 205, 190)  hsl(174, 61%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#be33cd  rgb(190, 51, 205)  hsl(294, 61%, 50%)  Medium Orchid