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#CFBD2A

#cfbd2a ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfbd2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 74.12% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.7% magenta, 79.71% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 53.45°, with 66.27% saturation and 48.82% 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 10.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 3.52.

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Relative luminance0.4983

Complementary

  1. #cfbd2a
  2. #2a3ccf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbd2a
  2. #2a8fcf
  3. #6a2acf

Analogous

  1. #cf6a2a
  2. #cfbd2a
  3. #8fcf2a

Triadic

  1. #cfbd2a
  2. #2acfbd
  3. #bd2acf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbd2a
  2. #3ccf2a
  3. #2a3ccf
  4. #bd2acf

Square

  1. #cfbd2a
  2. #2acf6a
  3. #2a3ccf
  4. #cf2a8f

Monochromatic

  1. #504910
  2. #8f831d
  3. #cfbd2a
  4. #e0d366
  5. #ede5a5

Shades

#cfbd2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbd2a
  2. #baaa26
  3. #a69722
  4. #91841d
  5. #7c7119
  6. #685f15
  7. #534c11
  8. #3e390d
  9. #292608
  10. #151304
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbd2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbd2a
  2. #d4c43f
  3. #d9ca55
  4. #ddd16a
  5. #e2d77f
  6. #e7de95
  7. #ece5aa
  8. #f1ebbf
  9. #f5f2d4
  10. #faf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbd2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbd2a
  2. #c7b733
  3. #bfb13b
  4. #b7ab44
  5. #afa54c
  6. #a89f55
  7. #a0985e
  8. #989266
  9. #908c6f
  10. #888677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c3bc97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfb700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfafa2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfb915 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d2be32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9b583 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbd2a {
  color: #cfbd2a;
}
Background
.bg-cfbd2a {
  background-color: #cfbd2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbd2a {
  border: 2px solid #cfbd2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbd2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 189 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 66% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbd2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbd2a, #8fcf2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbd2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 189 42 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 3.52 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.45 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.48 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.56 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.58 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 7.89 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 8.09 #3042d5 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cfbd2a  rgb(207, 189, 42)  hsl(53, 66%, 49%)  Old Gold
#2a3ccf  rgb(42, 60, 207)  hsl(233, 66%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#2acfbd  rgb(42, 207, 189)  hsl(173, 66%, 49%)  Turquoise
#bd2acf  rgb(189, 42, 207)  hsl(293, 66%, 49%)  Electric Purple