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#CEBB18

#cebb18 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cebb18 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.22% magenta, 88.35% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 53.74°, with 79.13% saturation and 45.1% 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 10.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.4873

Complementary

  1. #cebb18
  2. #182bce

Split complementary

  1. #cebb18
  2. #1886ce
  3. #6018ce

Analogous

  1. #ce6018
  2. #cebb18
  3. #86ce18

Triadic

  1. #cebb18
  2. #18cebb
  3. #bb18ce

Tetradic

  1. #cebb18
  2. #2bce18
  3. #182bce
  4. #bb18ce

Square

  1. #cebb18
  2. #18ce60
  3. #182bce
  4. #ce1886

Monochromatic

  1. #453f08
  2. #897d10
  3. #cebb18
  4. #ead949
  5. #f2e78d

Shades

#cebb18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cebb18
  2. #b9a816
  3. #a59613
  4. #908311
  5. #7c700e
  6. #675e0c
  7. #524b0a
  8. #3e3807
  9. #292505
  10. #151302
  11. #000000

Tints

#cebb18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cebb18
  2. #d3c22f
  3. #d8c946
  4. #ddcf5d
  5. #e2d674
  6. #e7dd8c
  7. #ebe4a3
  8. #f0ebba
  9. #f5f1d1
  10. #faf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cebb18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cebb18
  2. #c6b522
  3. #beaf2d
  4. #b7a937
  5. #afa342
  6. #a79e4c
  7. #9f9856
  8. #979261
  9. #908c6b
  10. #888676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.75:1 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 #d3bd2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfada0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceb700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1bc24 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8b37f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cebb18 {
  color: #cebb18;
}
Background
.bg-cebb18 {
  background-color: #cebb18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cebb18 {
  border: 2px solid #cebb18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cebb18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 187 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cebb18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cebb18, #86ce18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cebb18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 187 24 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.76 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.53 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.51 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.11 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.49 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.08 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.11 #3144e7 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cebb18  rgb(206, 187, 24)  hsl(54, 79%, 45%)  Old Gold
#182bce  rgb(24, 43, 206)  hsl(234, 79%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#18cebb  rgb(24, 206, 187)  hsl(174, 79%, 45%)  Turquoise
#bb18ce  rgb(187, 24, 206)  hsl(294, 79%, 45%)  Dark Orchid