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#CFB209

#cfb209 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cfb209 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 69.8% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.01% magenta, 95.65% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 51.21°, with 91.67% saturation and 42.35% 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.4513

Complementary

  1. #cfb209
  2. #0926cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfb209
  2. #0989cf
  3. #4f09cf

Analogous

  1. #cf4f09
  2. #cfb209
  3. #89cf09

Triadic

  1. #cfb209
  2. #09cfb2
  3. #b209cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfb209
  2. #26cf09
  3. #0926cf
  4. #b209cf

Square

  1. #cfb209
  2. #09cf4f
  3. #0926cf
  4. #cf0989

Monochromatic

  1. #3c3403
  2. #867306
  3. #cfb209
  4. #f6d92f
  5. #f9e678

Shades

#cfb209 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfb209
  2. #baa008
  3. #a68e07
  4. #917d06
  5. #7c6b05
  6. #685905
  7. #534704
  8. #3e3503
  9. #292402
  10. #151201
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfb209 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfb209
  2. #d4ba22
  3. #d9c13a
  4. #ddc953
  5. #e2d16b
  6. #e7d984
  7. #ece09d
  8. #f1e8b5
  9. #f5f0ce
  10. #faf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfb209 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfb209
  2. #c7ad15
  3. #bfa821
  4. #b7a32d
  5. #af9e39
  6. #a89945
  7. #a09450
  8. #988f5c
  9. #908a68
  10. #888574
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfb38e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb720 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0a397 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #caaf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceb519 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #daa978 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfb209 {
  color: #cfb209;
}
Background
.bg-cfb209 {
  background-color: #cfb209;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfb209 {
  border: 2px solid #cfb209;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfb209;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 178 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfb209 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfb209, #89cf09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfb209 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 178 9 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.03 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.06 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.21 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.38 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.40 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.61 #304df6 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cfb209  rgb(207, 178, 9)  hsl(51, 92%, 42%)  Old Gold
#0926cf  rgb(9, 38, 207)  hsl(231, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#09cfb2  rgb(9, 207, 178)  hsl(171, 92%, 42%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b209cf  rgb(178, 9, 207)  hsl(291, 92%, 42%)  Dark Orchid