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#CFBC00

#cfbc00 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#cfbc00 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 73.73% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.18% magenta, 100% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 54.49°, 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 10.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.4923

Complementary

  1. #cfbc00
  2. #0013cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbc00
  2. #007bcf
  3. #5400cf

Analogous

  1. #cf5400
  2. #cfbc00
  3. #7bcf00

Triadic

  1. #cfbc00
  2. #00cfbc
  3. #bc00cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbc00
  2. #13cf00
  3. #0013cf
  4. #bc00cf

Square

  1. #cfbc00
  2. #00cf54
  3. #0013cf
  4. #cf007b

Monochromatic

  1. #363100
  2. #837700
  3. #cfbc00
  4. #ffea1d
  5. #fff169

Shades

#cfbc00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbc00
  2. #baa900
  3. #a69600
  4. #918400
  5. #7c7100
  6. #685e00
  7. #534b00
  8. #3e3800
  9. #292600
  10. #151300
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbc00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbc00
  2. #d4c31a
  3. #d9c933
  4. #ddd04d
  5. #e2d766
  6. #e7de80
  7. #ece499
  8. #f1ebb3
  9. #f5f2cc
  10. #faf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbc00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbc00
  2. #c7b60d
  3. #bfb01a
  4. #b7aa26
  5. #afa433
  6. #a89e40
  7. #a0984d
  8. #98925a
  9. #908c66
  10. #888673
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bb94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0ada0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2bd17 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9b37e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbc00 {
  color: #cfbc00;
}
Background
.bg-cfbc00 {
  background-color: #cfbc00;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbc00 {
  border: 2px solid #cfbc00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbc00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 188 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 100% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbc00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbc00, #7bcf00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbc00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 188 0 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.44 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.10 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.99 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.26 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.89 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 8.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.41 #3043ff Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cfbc00  rgb(207, 188, 0)  hsl(54, 100%, 41%)  Old Gold
#0013cf  rgb(0, 19, 207)  hsl(234, 100%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#00cfbc  rgb(0, 207, 188)  hsl(174, 100%, 41%)  Turquoise
#bc00cf  rgb(188, 0, 207)  hsl(294, 100%, 41%)  Dark Orchid