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#CEBF2A

#cebf2a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cebf2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 80.78% red, 74.9% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.28% magenta, 79.61% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 54.51°, with 66.13% saturation and 48.63% 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 11.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.3.

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Relative luminance0.5055

Complementary

  1. #cebf2a
  2. #2a39ce

Split complementary

  1. #cebf2a
  2. #2a8bce
  3. #6d2ace

Analogous

  1. #ce6d2a
  2. #cebf2a
  3. #8bce2a

Triadic

  1. #cebf2a
  2. #2acebf
  3. #bf2ace

Tetradic

  1. #cebf2a
  2. #39ce2a
  3. #2a39ce
  4. #bf2ace

Square

  1. #cebf2a
  2. #2ace6d
  3. #2a39ce
  4. #ce2a8b

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4910
  2. #8e841d
  3. #cebf2a
  4. #e0d465
  5. #ede6a4

Shades

#cebf2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cebf2a
  2. #b9ac26
  3. #a59922
  4. #90861d
  5. #7c7319
  6. #676015
  7. #524c11
  8. #3e390d
  9. #292608
  10. #151304
  11. #000000

Tints

#cebf2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cebf2a
  2. #d3c53f
  3. #d8cc55
  4. #ddd26a
  5. #e2d97f
  6. #e7df95
  7. #ebe5aa
  8. #f0ecbf
  9. #f5f2d4
  10. #faf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cebf2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cebf2a
  2. #c6b933
  3. #beb23b
  4. #b7ac44
  5. #afa64c
  6. #a7a055
  7. #9f995e
  8. #979366
  9. #908d6f
  10. #888677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4bd98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6c036 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #deb1a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0bb15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3bf32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d8b784 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cebf2a {
  color: #cebf2a;
}
Background
.bg-cebf2a {
  background-color: #cebf2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cebf2a {
  border: 2px solid #cebf2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cebf2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 206 191 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cebf2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cebf2a, #8bce2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cebf2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(206 191 42 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.30 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.20 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.82 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.41 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.92 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 8.00 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.23 #3140d5 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cebf2a  rgb(206, 191, 42)  hsl(55, 66%, 49%)  Old Gold
#2a39ce  rgb(42, 57, 206)  hsl(235, 66%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#2acebf  rgb(42, 206, 191)  hsl(175, 66%, 49%)  Medium Turquoise
#bf2ace  rgb(191, 42, 206)  hsl(295, 66%, 49%)  Medium Orchid