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#CDBE49

#cdbe49 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdbe49 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.32% magenta, 64.39% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 53.18°, with 56.9% saturation and 54.51% 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.5029

Complementary

  1. #cdbe49
  2. #4958cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbe49
  2. #499acd
  3. #7c49cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7c49
  2. #cdbe49
  3. #9acd49

Triadic

  1. #cdbe49
  2. #49cdbe
  3. #be49cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbe49
  2. #58cd49
  3. #4958cd
  4. #be49cd

Square

  1. #cdbe49
  2. #49cd7c
  3. #4958cd
  4. #cd499a

Monochromatic

  1. #625a1b
  2. #9e912b
  3. #cdbe49
  4. #ddd385
  5. #eee9c1

Shades

#cdbe49 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbe49
  2. #b9ab42
  3. #a4983a
  4. #908533
  5. #7b722c
  6. #675f25
  7. #524c1d
  8. #3e3916
  9. #29260f
  10. #151307
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbe49 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbe49
  2. #d2c55b
  3. #d7cb6d
  4. #dcd280
  5. #e1d892
  6. #e6dfa4
  7. #ebe5b6
  8. #f0ecc8
  9. #f5f2db
  10. #faf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbe49 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbe49
  2. #c5b84f
  3. #beb254
  4. #b6ab5a
  5. #aea55f
  6. #a79f65
  7. #9f996a
  8. #979370
  9. #8f8c75
  10. #88867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bd9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb83a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bf50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb1a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cebb41 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1bf4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6b78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbe49 {
  color: #cdbe49;
}
Background
.bg-cdbe49 {
  background-color: #cdbe49;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbe49 {
  border: 2px solid #cdbe49;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbe49;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 190 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 57% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbe49 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbe49, #9acd49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbe49 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 190 73 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.65 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 4.33 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.76 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.80 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.82 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.88 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.18 #3241b6 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cdbe49  rgb(205, 190, 73)  hsl(53, 57%, 55%)  Old Gold
#4958cd  rgb(73, 88, 205)  hsl(233, 57%, 55%)  Iris
#49cdbe  rgb(73, 205, 190)  hsl(173, 57%, 55%)  Medium Turquoise
#be49cd  rgb(190, 73, 205)  hsl(293, 57%, 55%)  Medium Orchid