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#CFBB11

#cfbb11 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfbb11 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 73.33% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.66% magenta, 91.79% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 53.68°, with 84.82% saturation and 43.92% 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 10.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.4885

Complementary

  1. #cfbb11
  2. #1125cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbb11
  2. #1184cf
  3. #5c11cf

Analogous

  1. #cf5c11
  2. #cfbb11
  3. #84cf11

Triadic

  1. #cfbb11
  2. #11cfbb
  3. #bb11cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbb11
  2. #25cf11
  3. #1125cf
  4. #bb11cf

Square

  1. #cfbb11
  2. #11cf5c
  3. #1125cf
  4. #cf1184

Monochromatic

  1. #423b05
  2. #887b0b
  3. #cfbb11
  4. #efdc3d
  5. #f5e984

Shades

#cfbb11 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbb11
  2. #baa80f
  3. #a6960e
  4. #91830c
  5. #7c700a
  6. #685e09
  7. #534b07
  8. #3e3805
  9. #292503
  10. #151302
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbb11 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbb11
  2. #d4c229
  3. #d9c941
  4. #ddcf58
  5. #e2d670
  6. #e7dd88
  7. #ece4a0
  8. #f1ebb8
  9. #f5f1cf
  10. #faf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbb11 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbb11
  2. #c7b51c
  3. #bfaf27
  4. #b7a932
  5. #afa33d
  6. #a89e49
  7. #a09854
  8. #98925f
  9. #908c6a
  10. #888675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3ba94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bd26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0ac9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ceb700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2bc1f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9b27f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbb11 {
  color: #cfbb11;
}
Background
.bg-cfbb11 {
  background-color: #cfbb11;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbb11 {
  border: 2px solid #cfbb11;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbb11;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 187 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 85% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbb11 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbb11, #84cf11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbb11 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 187 17 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.86 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.41 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.46 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.23 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.38 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.98 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.18 #3044ee Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cfbb11  rgb(207, 187, 17)  hsl(54, 85%, 44%)  Old Gold
#1125cf  rgb(17, 37, 207)  hsl(234, 85%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#11cfbb  rgb(17, 207, 187)  hsl(174, 85%, 44%)  Turquoise
#bb11cf  rgb(187, 17, 207)  hsl(294, 85%, 44%)  Dark Orchid