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#CEBB23

#cebb23 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cebb23 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 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.22% magenta, 83.01% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 53.33°, with 70.95% saturation and 47.25% 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 10.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.4878

Complementary

  1. #cebb23
  2. #2336ce

Split complementary

  1. #cebb23
  2. #238bce
  3. #6523ce

Analogous

  1. #ce6523
  2. #cebb23
  3. #8bce23

Triadic

  1. #cebb23
  2. #23cebb
  3. #bb23ce

Tetradic

  1. #cebb23
  2. #36ce23
  3. #2336ce
  4. #bb23ce

Square

  1. #cebb23
  2. #23ce65
  3. #2336ce
  4. #ce238b

Monochromatic

  1. #4b440d
  2. #8d8018
  3. #cebb23
  4. #e3d45a
  5. #eee59c

Shades

#cebb23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cebb23
  2. #b9a820
  3. #a5961c
  4. #908319
  5. #7c7015
  6. #675e12
  7. #524b0e
  8. #3e380b
  9. #292507
  10. #151304
  11. #000000

Tints

#cebb23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cebb23
  2. #d3c239
  3. #d8c94f
  4. #ddcf65
  5. #e2d67b
  6. #e7dd91
  7. #ebe4a7
  8. #f0ebbd
  9. #f5f1d3
  10. #faf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cebb23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cebb23
  2. #c6b52c
  3. #beaf36
  4. #b7a93f
  5. #afa348
  6. #a79e52
  7. #9f985b
  8. #979264
  9. #908c6d
  10. #888677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2ba95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deada0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceb805 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d1bc2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8b380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cebb23 {
  color: #cebb23;
}
Background
.bg-cebb23 {
  background-color: #cebb23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cebb23 {
  border: 2px solid #cebb23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cebb23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 187 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cebb23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cebb23, #8bce23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cebb23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 187 35 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.34 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.73 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.58 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.59 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.92 #3144dc Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cebb23  rgb(206, 187, 35)  hsl(53, 71%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2336ce  rgb(35, 54, 206)  hsl(233, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#23cebb  rgb(35, 206, 187)  hsl(173, 71%, 47%)  Turquoise
#bb23ce  rgb(187, 35, 206)  hsl(293, 71%, 47%)  Dark Orchid