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#CFBC23

#cfbc23 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfbc23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 73.73% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.18% magenta, 83.09% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 53.37°, with 71.07% saturation and 47.45% 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 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.5.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.4935

Complementary

  1. #cfbc23
  2. #2336cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbc23
  2. #238ccf
  3. #6623cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6623
  2. #cfbc23
  3. #8ccf23

Triadic

  1. #cfbc23
  2. #23cfbc
  3. #bc23cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbc23
  2. #36cf23
  3. #2336cf
  4. #bc23cf

Square

  1. #cfbc23
  2. #23cf66
  3. #2336cf
  4. #cf238c

Monochromatic

  1. #4c450d
  2. #8e8118
  3. #cfbc23
  4. #e3d45b
  5. #eee59d

Shades

#cfbc23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbc23
  2. #baa920
  3. #a6961c
  4. #918419
  5. #7c7115
  6. #685e12
  7. #534b0e
  8. #3e380b
  9. #292607
  10. #151304
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbc23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbc23
  2. #d4c339
  3. #d9c94f
  4. #ddd065
  5. #e2d77b
  6. #e7de91
  7. #ece4a7
  8. #f1ebbd
  9. #f5f2d3
  10. #faf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbc23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbc23
  2. #c7b62c
  3. #bfb036
  4. #b7aa3f
  5. #afa448
  6. #a89e52
  7. #a0985b
  8. #989264
  9. #908c6d
  10. #888677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bb96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4be31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #e0aea1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb904 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2bd2c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9b481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbc23 {
  color: #cfbc23;
}
Background
.bg-cfbc23 {
  background-color: #cfbc23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbc23 {
  border: 2px solid #cfbc23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbc23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 188 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 71% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbc23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbc23, #8ccf23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbc23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 188 35 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.50 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.46 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.40 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.74 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.41 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.95 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.97 #3043dc Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cfbc23  rgb(207, 188, 35)  hsl(53, 71%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2336cf  rgb(35, 54, 207)  hsl(233, 71%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#23cfbc  rgb(35, 207, 188)  hsl(173, 71%, 47%)  Turquoise
#bc23cf  rgb(188, 35, 207)  hsl(293, 71%, 47%)  Dark Orchid