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#CFB222

#cfb222 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfb222 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 69.8% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.01% magenta, 83.57% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 49.94°, with 71.78% 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 10.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4522

Complementary

  1. #cfb222
  2. #223fcf

Split complementary

  1. #cfb222
  2. #2295cf
  3. #5b22cf

Analogous

  1. #cf5b22
  2. #cfb222
  3. #95cf22

Triadic

  1. #cfb222
  2. #22cfb2
  3. #b222cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfb222
  2. #3fcf22
  3. #223fcf
  4. #b222cf

Square

  1. #cfb222
  2. #22cf5b
  3. #223fcf
  4. #cf2295

Monochromatic

  1. #4c410c
  2. #8d7917
  3. #cfb222
  4. #e4cd5a
  5. #efe19b

Shades

#cfb222 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfb222
  2. #baa01f
  3. #a68e1b
  4. #917d18
  5. #7c6b14
  6. #685911
  7. #53470e
  8. #3e350a
  9. #292407
  10. #151203
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfb222 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfb222
  2. #d4ba38
  3. #d9c14e
  4. #ddc964
  5. #e2d17a
  6. #e7d991
  7. #ece0a7
  8. #f1e8bd
  9. #f5f0d3
  10. #faf7e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfb222 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfb222
  2. #c7ad2b
  3. #bfa835
  4. #b7a33e
  5. #af9e48
  6. #a89951
  7. #a0945a
  8. #988f64
  9. #908a6d
  10. #888577
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfb390 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb72e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0a398 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c9b007 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceb52a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9a97a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfb222 {
  color: #cfb222;
}
Background
.bg-cfb222 {
  background-color: #cfb222;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfb222 {
  border: 2px solid #cfb222;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfb222;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 178 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfb222 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfb222, #95cf22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfb222 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 178 34 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 2.05 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 3.22 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.57 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.25 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 6.93 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 7.29 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 7.36 #304ddd Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cfb222  rgb(207, 178, 34)  hsl(50, 72%, 47%)  Old Gold
#223fcf  rgb(34, 63, 207)  hsl(230, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#22cfb2  rgb(34, 207, 178)  hsl(170, 72%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#b222cf  rgb(178, 34, 207)  hsl(290, 72%, 47%)  Dark Orchid