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#CFBB00

#cfbb00 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cfbb00 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 73.33% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.66% magenta, 100% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 54.2°, with 100% saturation and 40.59% 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 10.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.4881

Complementary

  1. #cfbb00
  2. #0014cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbb00
  2. #007ccf
  3. #5300cf

Analogous

  1. #cf5300
  2. #cfbb00
  3. #7ccf00

Triadic

  1. #cfbb00
  2. #00cfbb
  3. #bb00cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbb00
  2. #14cf00
  3. #0014cf
  4. #bb00cf

Square

  1. #cfbb00
  2. #00cf53
  3. #0014cf
  4. #cf007c

Monochromatic

  1. #363100
  2. #837600
  3. #cfbb00
  4. #ffe91d
  5. #fff169

Shades

#cfbb00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbb00
  2. #baa800
  3. #a69600
  4. #918300
  5. #7c7000
  6. #685e00
  7. #534b00
  8. #3e3800
  9. #292500
  10. #151300
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbb00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbb00
  2. #d4c21a
  3. #d9c933
  4. #ddcf4d
  5. #e2d666
  6. #e7dd80
  7. #ece499
  8. #f1ebb3
  9. #f5f1cc
  10. #faf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbb00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbb00
  2. #c7b50d
  3. #bfaf1a
  4. #b7a926
  5. #afa333
  6. #a89e40
  7. #a0984d
  8. #98925a
  9. #908c66
  10. #888673
  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 #c2ba93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bd1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0ac9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceb700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2bc17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9b27e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbb00 {
  color: #cfbb00;
}
Background
.bg-cfbb00 {
  background-color: #cfbb00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbb00 {
  border: 2px solid #cfbb00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbb00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 187 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 100% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbb00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbb00, #7ccf00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbb00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 187 0 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.22 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.32 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.69 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.20 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.79 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.16 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.25 #3044ff Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cfbb00  rgb(207, 187, 0)  hsl(54, 100%, 41%)  Old Gold
#0014cf  rgb(0, 20, 207)  hsl(234, 100%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#00cfbb  rgb(0, 207, 187)  hsl(174, 100%, 41%)  Turquoise
#bb00cf  rgb(187, 0, 207)  hsl(294, 100%, 41%)  Dark Orchid