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#CDC33A

#cdc33a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cdc33a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.39% red, 76.47% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.88% magenta, 71.71% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 55.92°, with 59.51% saturation and 51.57% 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 11.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 5.38.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5231

Complementary

  1. #cdc33a
  2. #3a44cd

Split complementary

  1. #cdc33a
  2. #3a8dcd
  3. #7a3acd

Analogous

  1. #cd7a3a
  2. #cdc33a
  3. #8dcd3a

Triadic

  1. #cdc33a
  2. #3acdc3
  3. #c33acd

Tetradic

  1. #cdc33a
  2. #44cd3a
  3. #3a44cd
  4. #c33acd

Square

  1. #cdc33a
  2. #3acd7a
  3. #3a44cd
  4. #cd3a8d

Monochromatic

  1. #585316
  2. #958d26
  3. #cdc33a
  4. #dcd677
  5. #ece8b4

Shades

#cdc33a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cdc33a
  2. #b9b034
  3. #a49c2e
  4. #908929
  5. #7b7523
  6. #67621d
  7. #524e17
  8. #3e3b11
  9. #29270c
  10. #151406
  11. #000000

Tints

#cdc33a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cdc33a
  2. #d2c94e
  3. #d7cf61
  4. #dcd575
  5. #e1db89
  6. #e6e19d
  7. #ebe7b0
  8. #f0edc4
  9. #f5f3d8
  10. #faf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cdc33a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cdc33a
  2. #c5bc41
  3. #beb648
  4. #b6af4f
  5. #aea856
  6. #a7a25d
  7. #9f9b64
  8. #97946b
  9. #8f8d72
  10. #888779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5c19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc22 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c244 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dcb6a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1bf2d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3c240 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d6bb8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cdc33a {
  color: #cdc33a;
}
Background
.bg-cdc33a {
  background-color: #cdc33a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cdc33a {
  border: 2px solid #cdc33a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cdc33a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 205 195 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 60% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cdc33a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cdc33a, #8dcd3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cdc33a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(205 195 58 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.38 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.64 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.60 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.73 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 7.98 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.52 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.55 #323cc5 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cdc33a  rgb(205, 195, 58)  hsl(56, 60%, 52%)  Old Gold
#3a44cd  rgb(58, 68, 205)  hsl(236, 60%, 52%)  Ocean Blue
#3acdc3  rgb(58, 205, 195)  hsl(176, 60%, 52%)  Medium Turquoise
#c33acd  rgb(195, 58, 205)  hsl(296, 60%, 52%)  Medium Orchid