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#CDC031

#cdc031 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc031 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 75.29% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.34% magenta, 76.1% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55°, with 61.42% saturation and 49.8% 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 11.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.509

Complementary

  1. #cdc031
  2. #313ecd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc031
  2. #318ccd
  3. #7231cd

Analogous

  1. #cd7231
  2. #cdc031
  3. #8ccd31

Triadic

  1. #cdc031
  2. #31cdc0
  3. #c031cd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc031
  2. #3ecd31
  3. #313ecd
  4. #c031cd

Square

  1. #cdc031
  2. #31cd72
  3. #313ecd
  4. #cd318c

Monochromatic

  1. #524c13
  2. #8f8622
  3. #cdc031
  4. #dcd36e
  5. #ebe6ac

Shades

#cdc031 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc031
  2. #b9ad2c
  3. #a49a27
  4. #908622
  5. #7b731d
  6. #676019
  7. #524d14
  8. #3e3a0f
  9. #29260a
  10. #151305
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc031 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc031
  2. #d2c646
  3. #d7cd5a
  4. #dcd36f
  5. #e1d983
  6. #e6e098
  7. #ebe6ad
  8. #f0ecc1
  9. #f5f2d6
  10. #faf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc031 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc031
  2. #c5ba39
  3. #beb341
  4. #b6ad49
  5. #aea651
  6. #a7a059
  7. #9f9a60
  8. #979368
  9. #8f8d70
  10. #888678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4be99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b90e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c03c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ddb2a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bc21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2c038 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d7b886 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc031 {
  color: #cdc031;
}
Background
.bg-cdc031 {
  background-color: #cdc031;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc031 {
  border: 2px solid #cdc031;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc031;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 192 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 61% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc031 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc031, #8ccd31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc031 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 192 49 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.58 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.61 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.46 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.81 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.16 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 8.31 #323fce Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cdc031  rgb(205, 192, 49)  hsl(55, 61%, 50%)  Old Gold
#313ecd  rgb(49, 62, 205)  hsl(235, 61%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#31cdc0  rgb(49, 205, 192)  hsl(175, 61%, 50%)  Medium Turquoise
#c031cd  rgb(192, 49, 205)  hsl(295, 61%, 50%)  Medium Orchid