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#CDBE50

#cdbe50 ≈ Vegas Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cdbe50 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 74.51% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.32% magenta, 60.98% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 52.8°, with 55.56% saturation and 55.88% 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vegas Gold (#c5b358), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.5039

Complementary

  1. #cdbe50
  2. #505fcd

Split complementary

  1. #cdbe50
  2. #509dcd
  3. #7f50cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7f50
  2. #cdbe50
  3. #9dcd50

Triadic

  1. #cdbe50
  2. #50cdbe
  3. #be50cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdbe50
  2. #5fcd50
  3. #505fcd
  4. #be50cd

Square

  1. #cdbe50
  2. #50cd7f
  3. #505fcd
  4. #cd509d

Monochromatic

  1. #675e1d
  2. #a2942e
  3. #cdbe50
  4. #ded48b
  5. #efeac7

Shades

#cdbe50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdbe50
  2. #b9ab48
  3. #a49840
  4. #908538
  5. #7b7230
  6. #675f28
  7. #524c20
  8. #3e3918
  9. #292610
  10. #151308
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdbe50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdbe50
  2. #d2c562
  3. #d7cb73
  4. #dcd285
  5. #e1d896
  6. #e6dfa8
  7. #ebe5b9
  8. #f0eccb
  9. #f5f2dc
  10. #faf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdbe50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdbe50
  2. #c5b855
  3. #beb25a
  4. #b6ab5e
  5. #aea563
  6. #a79f68
  7. #9f996d
  8. #979372
  9. #8f8c76
  10. #88867b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bd9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb944 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bf56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb2a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cebb49 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0bf54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6b78c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdbe50 {
  color: #cdbe50;
}
Background
.bg-cdbe50 {
  background-color: #cdbe50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdbe50 {
  border: 2px solid #cdbe50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdbe50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 190 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 56% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdbe50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdbe50, #9dcd50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdbe50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 190 80 / 0.35);
}

#c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 3.77 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.87 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 6.06 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.61 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.67 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.94 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.79 #3241af Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Vegas Gold
#cdbe50  rgb(205, 190, 80)  hsl(53, 56%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#505fcd  rgb(80, 95, 205)  hsl(233, 56%, 56%)  Royal Blue
#50cdbe  rgb(80, 205, 190)  hsl(173, 56%, 56%)  Medium Turquoise
#be50cd  rgb(190, 80, 205)  hsl(293, 56%, 56%)  Medium Orchid