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#CEBB15

#cebb15 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cebb15 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 73.33% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.22% magenta, 89.81% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 53.84°, with 81.5% saturation and 44.51% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.85.

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Relative luminance0.4872

Complementary

  1. #cebb15
  2. #1528ce

Split complementary

  1. #cebb15
  2. #1584ce
  3. #5f15ce

Analogous

  1. #ce5f15
  2. #cebb15
  3. #84ce15

Triadic

  1. #cebb15
  2. #15cebb
  3. #bb15ce

Tetradic

  1. #cebb15
  2. #28ce15
  3. #1528ce
  4. #bb15ce

Square

  1. #cebb15
  2. #15ce5f
  3. #1528ce
  4. #ce1584

Monochromatic

  1. #433d07
  2. #897c0e
  3. #cebb15
  4. #ecdb44
  5. #f3e889

Shades

#cebb15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cebb15
  2. #b9a813
  3. #a59611
  4. #90830f
  5. #7c700d
  6. #675e0b
  7. #524b08
  8. #3e3806
  9. #292504
  10. #151302
  11. #000000

Tints

#cebb15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cebb15
  2. #d3c22c
  3. #d8c944
  4. #ddcf5b
  5. #e2d673
  6. #e7dd8a
  7. #ebe4a1
  8. #f0ebb9
  9. #f5f1d0
  10. #faf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cebb15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cebb15
  2. #c6b520
  3. #beaf2a
  4. #b7a935
  5. #afa340
  6. #a79e4b
  7. #9f9855
  8. #979260
  9. #908c6b
  10. #888675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2ba94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfad9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceb700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1bc22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8b27f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cebb15 {
  color: #cebb15;
}
Background
.bg-cebb15 {
  background-color: #cebb15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cebb15 {
  border: 2px solid #cebb15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cebb15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 187 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 82% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cebb15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cebb15, #84ce15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cebb15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 187 21 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.85 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.50 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.23 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.48 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.16 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.17 #3144ea Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cebb15  rgb(206, 187, 21)  hsl(54, 82%, 45%)  Old Gold
#1528ce  rgb(21, 40, 206)  hsl(234, 82%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#15cebb  rgb(21, 206, 187)  hsl(174, 82%, 45%)  Turquoise
#bb15ce  rgb(187, 21, 206)  hsl(294, 82%, 45%)  Dark Orchid