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#CFBE22

#cfbe22 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cfbe22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 74.51% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.21% magenta, 83.57% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 54.1°, with 71.78% saturation and 47.25% 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 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.12.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5021

Complementary

  1. #cfbe22
  2. #2233cf

Split complementary

  1. #cfbe22
  2. #2289cf
  3. #6722cf

Analogous

  1. #cf6722
  2. #cfbe22
  3. #89cf22

Triadic

  1. #cfbe22
  2. #22cfbe
  3. #be22cf

Tetradic

  1. #cfbe22
  2. #33cf22
  3. #2233cf
  4. #be22cf

Square

  1. #cfbe22
  2. #22cf67
  3. #2233cf
  4. #cf2289

Monochromatic

  1. #4c450c
  2. #8d8217
  3. #cfbe22
  4. #e4d65a
  5. #efe69b

Shades

#cfbe22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cfbe22
  2. #baab1f
  3. #a6981b
  4. #918518
  5. #7c7214
  6. #685f11
  7. #534c0e
  8. #3e390a
  9. #292607
  10. #151303
  11. #000000

Tints

#cfbe22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cfbe22
  2. #d4c538
  3. #d9cb4e
  4. #ddd264
  5. #e2d87a
  6. #e7df91
  7. #ece5a7
  8. #f1ecbd
  9. #f5f2d3
  10. #faf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cfbe22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cfbe22
  2. #c7b82b
  3. #bfb235
  4. #b7ab3e
  5. #afa548
  6. #a89f51
  7. #a0995a
  8. #989364
  9. #908c6d
  10. #888677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c4bd97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d0b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf31 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dfb0a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0ba01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d3bf2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d9b682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cfbe22 {
  color: #cfbe22;
}
Background
.bg-cfbe22 {
  background-color: #cfbe22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cfbe22 {
  border: 2px solid #cfbe22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cfbe22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 190 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cfbe22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cfbe22, #89cf22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cfbe22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 190 34 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.12 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.05 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.07 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.08 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 7.56 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.37 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 8.41 #3041dd Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Old Gold
#cfbe22  rgb(207, 190, 34)  hsl(54, 72%, 47%)  Old Gold
#2233cf  rgb(34, 51, 207)  hsl(234, 72%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#22cfbe  rgb(34, 207, 190)  hsl(174, 72%, 47%)  Turquoise
#be22cf  rgb(190, 34, 207)  hsl(294, 72%, 47%)  Electric Purple